Food from Thought investigators have been active contributors in response to the emerging questions and needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the foremost experts in the agri-food sector, they are tirelessly offering up their expertise, delving into the complex infrastructural challenges, advising governmental authorities, and the general public. Here you will find the latest in resources and information as it relates to food safety, sustainability, and production in these new and difficult times.
Food from Thought’s COVID-19 Webinar Series
Food from Thought has launched a webinar series in partnership with the Arrell Food Institute and the One Health Institute that features University of Guelph agri-food experts, answering questions from the public about food and agriculture during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Webinar one: COVID-19 + Lessons for Food Systems
Webinar two: COVID-19 + Data Decisions after Disruption
Webinar three: COVID-19 + Social Impacts on Rural Communities
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In the News
COVID-19: When should quarantine be enforced? – Madhur Anand
Should smaller towns be able to re-open before Toronto? – Madhur Anand
Agri-food tech expected to be a post-pandemic growth industry – Rozita Dara
It’s time to pivot Canada’s food system into the 21st century – Evan Fraser, Food from Thought Scientific Director and Lenore Newman
U of G researchers develop method for quicker, more affordable testing for COVID-19 – Paul Hebert
A Global One Health Initiative to Combat Future Pandemics – Shayan Sharif and Evan Fraser, Food from Thought Scientific Director
Food, History and Covid – Evan Fraser, Food from Thought Scientific Director and Malcolm Campbell, Vice-President of Research, University of Guelph
Why we aren’t running out of food during the coronavirus pandemic – Alfons Weersink
COVID-19 food safety: Separating the myths from the facts – Jeff Farber
Canada’s food supply at risk as pandemic tightens borders to farm workers – Evan Fraser, Food from Thought Scientific Director
Here’s what COVID-19 teaches us about ‘social learning’ and the environment – Madhur Anand
Why it’s naive to send unemployed Canadians to work on labour-strapped farms – Evan Fraser, Food from Thought Scientific Director
COVID-19: Is take-out safe? – Lawrence Goodridge
How artificial intelligence data mining can help us fight COVID-19 – Rozita Dara
The COVID-19 pandemic and Canada’s food system – Evan Fraser, Food from Thought Scientific Director
Coronavirus: The perils of our ‘just enough, just in time’ food system – Evan Fraser, Food from Thought Scientific Director
Research
COVID-19 and disruptions to food systems – Tim Benton, Food from Thought Scientific Advisory Council
Regaining perspective on SARS-CoV-2 molecular tracing and its implications – Ilaria Capua, Food from Thought Scientific Advisory Council
Is COVID-19 the first pandemic that evolves into a panzootic? – Ilaria Capua, Food from Thought Scientific Advisory Council
Economic thoughts on the potential implications of COVID‐19 on the Canadian dairy and poultry sectors – Alfons Weersink
COVID-19 Focused Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, – Alfons Weersink
Resources We Are Watching
Jeff Farber on Safe Grocery Shopping
National Index on Agri-Food Performance Webinar
Featuring Evan Fraser, Food from Thought's Scientific Director
Evan Fraser on Canada's Food Supply
Resources We Are Reading