#How blockchain could revolutionize food supply chains—and lower your grocery bill

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“#How blockchain could revolutionize food supply chains—and lower your grocery bill” Consumers have good reason to worry about the frailty of the global food supply chain. This is not because of lack of food, but because—as we’ve recently seen—breakdown in supply chains can drive up prices. Logistical hold-ups, factory closures, climate change and labour shortages…

#The Inuk woman using TikTok to expose high food prices in the North

Admin5 years ago021 mins

“#The Inuk woman using TikTok to expose high food prices in the North” Kyra Flaherty’s TikTok videos are a stark—and often staggering—look at the high costs of living in Canada’s North, even with more than $100 million committed in 2021 to subsidize food and essential items through Ottawa’s Nutrition North program. In May, the 24-year-old…

#Canada’s climate-change inaction violates Indigenous human rights: report

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“#Canada’s climate-change inaction violates Indigenous human rights: report” Two Human Rights Watch experts describe how First Nations people are struggling to sustain traditional diets, as fish and wildlife become more difficult and dangerous to reach While the entire country grapples with COVID-19, the international research and advocacy organization Human Rights Watch is shining a spotlight…