Food in Canada - ARCHIVED
Articles and reports: 16-201-X200900010878
Description: The feature article, Food in Canada, begins with a brief historical perspective on fishing and farming in Canada and moves on to explore the impact of the food system on the economy, environment and society. It illustrates how the contribution of the food system to gross domestic product and employment has shifted over the past forty years, and investigates the impact of primary food production on land, water, air and climate. The article concludes with a characterization of what is on the Canadian table, and the greenhouse gas emissions and energy-use associated with household food purchases.
Issue Number: 2009000
Main Product: Human Activity and the Environment
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Subjects and keywords
Subjects
Keywords
- Agri-food industries
- Agricultural production
- Agricultural products
- Aquaculture
- Commercial fishing
- Commodities
- Diet
- Environment
- Environmental impact
- Farming
- Farmland
- Fishing
- Fishing industries
- Food
- Food consumption
- Food expenditures
- Food industries
- Food processing
- Food services
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Historical comparisons
- Historical data
- Water use
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