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UBC Farm named Smart Agriculture Living Lab
UBC Farm named Smart Agriculture Living Lab September 23, 2025 CENGN (Canada’s Centre of Excellence for Next Generation Networks) announced the first partnership under its national Living Lab Initiative – located at UBC Farm. Named the Smart Agriculture Living Lab, this new partnership with CENGN will enable Canadian start-ups and scaleups to test and validate […]
Cultivating the Organic Opportunity for Canadian Farmers and Consumers
Cultivating the Organic Opportunity for Canadian Farmers and Consumers September 12, 2025 At the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm, research is underway to improve farm management practices in tandem with producers. In its goal to be a model organic farm, UBC Farm is investigating ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen […]
Agricultural data governance from the ground up: Exploring data justice with agri-food movements
Agricultural data governance from the ground up: Exploring data justice with agri-food movements March 25, 2025 As agriculture becomes increasingly data-driven, CSFS Associate Hannah Wittman and co-author Sarah-Louise Ruder explore how farmers and agri-food movements are responding to top-down data systems. Drawing on 40 workshops and events across the Americas, their research highlights the need […]
