Dear LFS Graduate Students,

You are invited to attend a livestream:  World Food Day 2023 (Official Event): Water is Life. Water is Food. Leave no one behind.

This event is the Official North America World Food Day 2023 event. All sessions are moderated by food and agriculture journalists. Dean Rickey Yada will be opening the session at 12:30 pm.

The goal for this event is to highlight stories of hope and success in relation to the theme: Water is life. Water is food. Leave no one behind. We will explore historical roots and stories of change in British Columbia and beyond as we look to a more nourishing future from land to sea.

Water is essential to life on Earth. It covers the majority of the Earth’s surface, makes up over 50 percent of our bodies, produces our food, and supports our livelihoods. But this precious resource is not infinite and is impacted by unsustainable food and agriculture systems.

The event will be free to livestream, with stakeholders that include United Nations leadership, the non-profit community, policymakers, journalists, food businesses, the academic community, farmers, activists, individuals with lived experiences, and the funding and donor community. This unified approach aims to have a significant impact as we move towards the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai.

This event is presented by the FAO Food and Agriculture Program of the United Nations North America, Food Tank, Driscoll’s, WholeChain, UBC and SFU, in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the University of Guelph and the Forum for Farmers and Food Security.

World Food Day Event Information:

Date: Monday, October 16, 2023
Time: 12:30-5:00 pm Pacific Time

Livestream Tickets (no code needed):

Livestream access to the event is free and open to everyone.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/world-food-day-2023-official-event-water-is-life-oct-16-tickets-680230476667?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Karen Lee (She, Her, Hers)
Director of Marketing and Communications
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
2357 Main Mall | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Phone 604 827 5297 | Cell 604 312 6343
karen.lee98@ubc.ca | @ubcLFS
http://www.landfood.ubc.ca

UBC – Faculty of Land and Food Systems Announces The Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Science (Food Science)

Thomas Guy

“Investigation of Antimicrobial Sensitivity in Bacteriophage-Insensitive Mutants of Salmonella Enterica”

Wednesday, October 11, 2023 – 12:00 PM

ZOOM

https://zoom.us/j/96373711959?pwd=Zi8zRXlFZlNMTFhPMTNjS3RvdUg2dz09

EXAMINING COMMITTEE

Chair: Dr. V. Measday

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. S. Wang – Co-Supervisor
Dr. K. Fong – Co-Supervisor
Dr. H. Anany – Committee member
Dr. D. Dee – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. S. Wang – Co-Supervisor
Dr. K. Fong – Co-Supervisor
Dr. H. Anany – Committee member
Dr. D. Dee – Committee member
Dr. L. Guan – External

We recently rebranded the MFRE speaker series and it is now called “Industry Insight Series”.

Our seminar this week is: Westberry Farms and the BC Blueberry Industry featuring Parm Bains, President and CEO of Westberry Farms.

As always, we highly appreciate if you can share with the LFS students and community through your channels. All information below.

Thank you!

All the best,

Alejandro Barrero Ademe

Marketing Manager
Master of Food and Resource Economics (MFRE) | Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
http://mfre.landfood.ubc.ca/

 

Westberry Farms and the BC Blueberry Industry – featuring Parm Bains

Date: Friday, September 29 ,2023

Time: 3:00-4:30 pm

Location: UBC MCML 160

Parmjit Bains co-founded Westberry Farms- a processor/packer of blueberries that now markets fresh, frozen, and other blueberry products globally – and grew the enterprise into a leading blueberry operation, widely recognized for its exceptional products and sustainable practices. In addition to the development of the Westberry Farm business operations, Parmjit’s passion for farming, openness to innovation, strong community spirit, and knack for collaboration have enabled him to advance BC’s agri-food industry and help farmers develop resilience during a global pandemic and extreme climate-related weather events. Active in the non-profit sector, he has established educational links between Canada and India, as well as economic opportunities. His extensive record of involvement with UBC includes currently chairing the advisory board for the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. In 2009, Parm was recognized by the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) for his contributions to philanthropy and building community networks with an honorary Doctorate. In 2004 to 2006, Parm chaired and was instrumental in the effort to develop the BC Regional Innovation Chair on Canada-India Business and Economic Development, and the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies at UFV. In 2006, Parm was the catalyst to initiate and develop a Centre for India-Canada Studies at Panjab University in Chandigarh, India. This November 2023, at the annual alumni UBC Achievement Awards, Parmjit Bains will receive the Alumni Award of Distinction. This award is provided to individuals who, through extraordinary endeavours, have demonstrated their commitment to an exceptional UBC and a better world.

MFRE Industry Insights Series

Connecting Students to Industry Leaders

Join this weekly series which features industry experts and provides students first-hand knowledge of the important issues that are rapidly reshaping the current climate, food and environmental sector.

Every Friday 3 pm MCML 160

Visit our website for more information and upcoming speakers.

 

IOF SEMINAR – September 29, 2023

Deciphering legal terminology for fisheries scholars

Image by succo from Pixabay

In this seminar, Adam Soliman will provide an overview of key legal terms commonly used in research related to the human rights approach to fisheries management, including constitutional rights as well as property rights. The aim of this seminar is to provide fisheries scholars with a layout of legal terms and how to navigate them. Adam will also provide a layout of various gender equality theories and terminology relevant to fisheries management research.

Adam Soliman is a fisheries law scholar focused on international environmental law and human rights. He teaches and lectures at several universities including the University of Hong Kong, Dalian Maritime University (China), and University of Calgary. He also taught at the University of British Columbia where he is now pursuing his Ph.D. He is often consulted by international organizations such as the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization and environmental organizations. Adam’s research is focused on property rights, human rights, social justice and ethics in fisheries.

 

Adam Soliman
Barrister and Solicitor
UBC Allard Law Ph.D. Student
 

 

 

Friday, September 29, 2023 – 11:00am  – 11:50 am
HYBRID: AERL Theatre, 2202 Main Mall, UBC Vancouver and
Online over Zoom

IOF community members (students, faculty and staff) do not need to RSVP for this seminar series.

UBC members, alumni, and all others, please RSVP at:
https://oceans.ubc.ca/rsvp-iof-seminars/