Author Archives for Elodie
Breeding seeds for the climate crisis
Did you know Canada does not produce enough vegetable seed to meet farmers' needs?
Farming toward equity: Transforming gender roles in Guatemala
Herlinda is transforming her community's understanding of gender roles.
Future food: Conserving diversity for climate resilience
The future of food will be dictated by climate and weather patterns that will be... View Article
Canada now has a national food policy. What does it mean?
"Everyone at the table!" SeedChange reacts to the new National Food Policy.
Safeguarding biodiversity is not a choice – it’s a matter of human survival
We need a shift in agriculture: away from a battle with nature to working with... View Article
Jeidy always dreamed of running her own farm
In Honduras, it's usually men who own land and manage crop sales. But Jeidy always dreamed of running her own farm.
Does Canada’s new food guide connect healthy eating and healthy farming?
Healthy, sustainable diets cannot exist without healthy, sustainable farming.
Re-going organic in Nepal
Jit is an role model for his fellow farmers. He shows farmers what's possible when you go organic.
Lessons from the potato field: We need farmers’ knowledge
One of the most valuable resources available to farmers is simple yet often overlooked: other farmers.
Putting your values into action: Dr. Ann Denis
"In my experience, women usually have a very acute analysis of what is going on in their own society. That's something we should support."
The future of food is ready for harvest
Agroecology is a science, practice and movement that respects traditional knowledge and grows food sustainability and equitably.
The Hill Times | SeedChange Executive Director, Martin Settle, speaks up for seeds
Canada won’t meet its UN Sustainable Development Goals biodiversity targets unless it takes urgent action.
There’s a seed hero in Chatelaine
With 75 per cent of crop diversity lost worldwide, it’s Jane's mission to safeguard seeds and breed resilient new varieties.
MPs visit our Seeds of Survival program in Nicaragua
Four Members of Parliament left a frosty Canadian January and headed to western Nicaragua.