Definitions
What is defined as not having reliable access to enough food or to food that meets a person's needs?
Food Insecurity
When farmers face crop losses or higher production costs, what usually happens to grocery prices for households
increase in prices (rising food prices)
Launched in 2019, what national government initiative aims to ensure everyone in Canada has access to safe, nutritious, and culturally diverse food?
Food Policy for Canada
What percentage of Canadian farmers are predicted to retire by the year 2030?
What primary role do Canadian farmers play in the national economy and society?
providing food for millions of people
What term defines not having reliable access to enough food or food that meets a person's needs?
Food Insecurity
How does the loss of farmland to urban development directly impact a community's future?
reducing the amount of land available to grow food locally
What community based organization preserves agricultural land using easement agreements and land donations?
Ontario Farmland Trust
According to the study, what percentage of Canadian farmers are under the age of 35?
8.60 Percent
Name two major unpredictable weather events driven by climate change that directly damage crops and livestock.
Droughts, floods, extreme heat, or unexpected frosts
What microscopic parasite, mentioned in the case study, spreads through contaminated food or water and causes symptoms like diarrhea, nausea, and stomach cramps?
Cyclospora cayetanensis
What health issue can arise in a community over time if rising food costs force lower income households to buy fewer nutrient rich fruits and vegetables?
malnutrition (or nutrient deficiencies/diet-related health problems
What government-run financial support program helps reduce poverty, which indirectly reduces food insecurity?
income support programs
By what percentage has the number of farms in Canada declined since 2001?
23 percent
Besides physical fuel and equipment costs, what environmental factor contributes heavily to the unpredictable financial risks that farmers face?
Climate Change
What type of agreement is used by the Ontario Farmland Trust to protect farmland for future agricultural use?
Farmland Easement Agreement?
How are local restaurants impacted when ingredient costs like tomatoes and lettuce increase?
forced to raise menu prices, change menus, find alternative ingredients, or accept lower profits
How do government investments in innovation help protect the agricultural sector?
by increasing the capacity to produce high-quality food (or improving food environments/sustainability)
In the national study of 1,326 new farmers, what percentage increase in barriers was reported over a five year period?
22.72 percent
How do shifting weather patterns and temperature changes increase the operational workload and financial burden on crop maintenance?
by spreading pests and diseases to new areas, needing additional monitoring and pest management
What term describes the agricultural challenge where older farmers leave the workforce without enough younger people entering to replace them?
Generational Renewal (or the loss of young farmers)
Beyond crop damage, what environmental threat does heavy rainfall pose to local community farmland?
washing away fertile topsoil and nutrients (soil erosion)
Why does protecting farmland through land trusts specifically help address the young farmer issue?
by ensuring affordable agricultural land remains available for future generations to farm
At roughly what rate are farmers under the age of 35 leaving the industry compared to the general farm population?
Twice the rate
How does high physical exertion combined with unpredictable severe weather create a compound health hazard for daily agricultural labor?
by increasing risks of bodily injuries/exhaustion alongside heat related illnesses (like heatstroke or dehydration) during long repair and harvesting hours