Iceland’s president admits he went ‘too far’ with threat to ban pineapple pizza
Nearly two years after the president of Iceland drew Canada’s ire with his disparaging comments about pineapple pizza, Gudni Johannesson
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Fewer livestock than expected slaughtered early due to Sweden’s dry summer
Fewer animals than expected have been slaughtered early due to the unusually dry weather, reports a business association for Swedish
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Inuit in Canada’s east-Arctic say Ottawa not committed to fixing northern food subsidy program
The federal government is promising changes to its northern food subsidy program, but Labrador’s Nunatsiavut government (eastern Canada) says Ottawa isn’t listening to
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Ottawa students build mini-farm containers designed for northern communities
Some University of Ottawa students have come up with a fresh idea for sustainable food production, both up North and
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Canada’s northern food security program has ‘lost its way’, says federal minister
Canada’s Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is promising changes to the federal government’s northern food security subsidy program
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Blog – Reflecting on Arctic development while trekking across Central Asia
Nearly five years ago, I wrote a post comparing the Arctic and Central Asia. Though at first glance the regions don’t seem
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Summer drought to drive Swedish meat prices up
Swedish meat producers are struggling after the summer’s drought. And the farmer’s association is now pleading with consumers to buy
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Canadian PM directs northern minister to update and expand Nutrition North program
Nutrition North is on the to-do list of Canada’s new minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade. Minister
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Indigenous chef in Canada willing to go to court to serve country food
An Indigenous chef in Ontario (southern Canada) says he’s willing to go to the Supreme Court of Canada to fight
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Hot, arid summer guts a third of Sweden’s cereal harvest
An unusually dry, hot summer means Sweden will see smaller yields of crops like wheat, barley and oats, according to
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This Alaskan spice shop brings new flavors to Indigenous dishes
Alesha Tangman uses an ulu to cut a dark red piece of bowhead whale meat into small cubes at her
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New farm bill program aims to fight food insecurity in Alaska
Around one in eight Alaskans have wondered at some point in the last year where their next meal will come
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Indoor agriculture thriving in Stockholm thanks to better LEDs
Have LED lights now got so cheap and so efficient that it makes economic and environmental sense to grow herbs,
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Lasting drought behind Sweden’s worst projected harvest in 25 years
Sweden’s farmers are facing the worst grain harvest in a quarter of a century, according to the latest prognosis from
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Study in Northern Quebec to assess impact of climate change on Inuit’s food
A project aimed at examining the impacts of climate change on Inuit health embarked on its second leg this summer,
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