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A Case Study of Two Arctic Communities Addressing Community Food Security Through Technology and Innovation: Perceptions, Impacts, and Adoption
Principal Investigator: Vold, Lindsey
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4866. The aim of this research is to support community food security. Working with the Inuvik Community Greenhouse (ICG), the purpose of this research is to improve services by talking with community residents about their perceptions and experiences about buying and growing local food. The research team are looking to find ...


Improving the transfer of agricultural knowledge and technology in northern Canada through a technology innovation systems (TIS) approach
Principal Investigator: Seguin, Rose
Licensed Year(s): 2019
Summary: The objectives of this research is to develop a holistic framework that identifies the challenges to northern agricultural development from an environmental, technical and sociopolitical standpoint. This study will target the following research questions: 1.Which agricultural production systems are most commonly used in northern Canada? 2.What are the primary factors affecting the diffusion rate...


Community Agriculture in the Canadian Arctic- How to help northerners grow food using greenhouses
Principal Investigator: Holzman, Sara
Licensed Year(s): 2010
Summary: This research has the goal of examining whether or not it is feasible to apply the concept of community agriculture in the Canadian Arctic as a means of promoting environmental thinking, good nutrition, public health and community welfare. The objectives of this research are the following: to understand and describe the disconnect that Arctic communities have regarding their food sources, to under...


Licence #4086
Principal Investigator: Revel, Richard, D.
Licensed Year(s): 1984
Summary: A study to document varieties of seeds used in vegetable gardening and methods used in order to promote northern gardening....


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