Canadian Agri-Food Foresight Institute

An institute distinctively designed to both broaden and deepen food knowledge.

What is the purpose of Canadian Agri-Food Foresight Institute?

The institute helps farmers, consumers, NGOs, the hospitality industry, the broader community, students, and the food industry to explore, learn, innovate, commercialize, and make positive change to improve food quality, security, sustainability, appreciation, and healthfulness.

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CAFI

Devoted to tackling canadian’s food issues along the entire agriculture and food continuum, Canadian Agri-Food Foresight Institute is looking forward to better understand the future of food.

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Study

publications

With the help of the prospective method, the institute evaluates and analyzes current agri-food systems to understand the future of agri-food systems. CAFI releases 4 to 6 studies on specific food issues, yearly.

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Consultation

services

The Institute offers its consultation services to a wide variety of industry and government-mandated projects to help strengthening their strategy at every step of the food life cycle – production, storage, distribution and retail.

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Our most recent studies

We strive to enlighten people regarding the most current food trends in every area of the food chain. Here are our most recent publications.

In defence of ‘ultra-processed’ foods (The Conversation)

20 August 2019

Ultra-processed foods, a label coined in research by a Brazilian pediatrician, have been [...]

Major restaurant chains choosing battle sides – meat or plant-based – as great ‘protein war’ heats up (The Globe And Mail)

16 August 2019

The great “protein war” is heating up as several major restaurant chains are embracing the [...]

Are kitchen stoves going the way of the sewing machine? (The Globe And Mail)

2 August 2019

For many of us, the kitchen has been a sacred place in our home. In fact, some call it the [...]

Canadian Agri-Food Foresight Institute’s Twitter feed

RT @globalhalifax : WATCH: A new survey supported by Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab, suggests Canadians consider food securi… 3 days ago
RT @scharleb : Tim Horton's to pull Beyond Meat products from menu, except in BC and Ontario, according to the Journal de Montréal. https://… 3 days ago
RT @scharleb : Talking this week at the Canadian Health Food Association Conference in #Toronto: "Although most Canadians are anxious to red… 5 days ago
RT @scharleb : Presenting on #plastic packaging at the Canadian Health Food Association Conference at the Metro Toronto Convention Center, t… 1 week ago
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