About Dig In
Due to climate change induced extreme weather events, resource depletion, energy costs, supply chain disruptions, geopolitical instability and other factors, the world is facing increasing problems in food security. There are geographic differences in how these manifest themselves and it is clear that Atlantic Canada could be uniquely vulnerable to these effects.
Dig In: The Atlantic Canada Food Systems Summit was a one-of-kind gathering of stakeholders in Atlantic Canadian food systems. It was a two-day forum for stakeholders to discuss how the threats to the regional food supply will manifest themselves in Atlantic Canada, where food systems transformation is needed and how these transformations can be efficiently scaled. The themes of food security and food sovereignty were explored from all perspectives, in order to build local, equitable and renewable food resilience.
Dig In Graphic Recording (download the PDF for close up detail):
Objectives
The summit had three objectives:
- To understand the scope and interconnectivity of the challenges faced by stakeholders;
- To identify areas where collective and coordinated actions are possible and how they could be optimized; and
- To synthesize the outcomes into a guidance report that builds the base for an ongoing regional alliance.
Collectively, these objectives help educate all parties and increase the region’s capacity to address two of the pressing environmental issues of our time – food insecurity and food sovereignty.
Government policy makers were invited to attend so they could hear where there is consensus and opportunities for systemic policy and infrastructural change.
