Academic All-Canadian Athletes
Three undergraduate students share how they balance a rigorous training schedule as athletes while also excelling in their academic studies.
Matias Margulis
New Faculty Profile: Matias Margulis When Matias Margulis explains why soybean production took off in Brazil in the 1980s with support from Japan, it almost sounds like a spy novel, complete with intrigue stemming from international politics and foreign investment. With a background in development, governance and food security, Margulis is well-versed on global trade […]
Larger farms benefit farmers but not consumers
In developing countries, increasing farm size may help individual farmers, but not the local food supply.
Measuring Tradeoffs When Economics Activity Grows
Raahil Madhok Measuring Tradeoffs When Economics Activity Grows Raahil Madhok is passionate about understanding the relationships between human activity and climate change. He is a PhD student in Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems and recipient of the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Scholarship. In his research, he estimates the economic cost of climate change, the impact […]
Making a Community Impact at the Greater Vancouver Food Bank
Making a Community Impact at the Greater Vancouver Food Bank In an era of using data to gather business intelligence, an alumnus from Land and Food Systems is making a difference at the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. Kevin Elsaputra (MFRE 2016) is the organization’s first-ever data analyst. Elsaputra made a major impact on operations: he […]