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    Environmental Scan: Conventional and Indigenous Food Systems and Gaps in the Regina Area, SK
    (Community Research Unit, Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 2014-01-29) Sanden, Tracy; Desmarais, Annette A.; Marsden, Dawn; Hansen, Yolanda; Qualman, Darrin
    The Environmental Scan is the first phase of work in the Regina Community Food Assessment, a collaborative, participatory process that brings people together from various sectors of the local food system to: analyze the local context; identify the assets, gaps and priorities of the community; and develop an action plan to improve community food security. The Scan is a snapshot of our local food context at this time, and is meant to help us understand more about our local food system, including an acknowledgement of what we don't yet know. The report examines some key elements of the Regina-and-area food system. That is, it looks at production, economic, and cultural context of that food system.
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    Who should own land in Saskatchewan?
    (2015-07) Desmarais, Annette A.; Qualman, Darrin; Magnan, André; Wiebe, Nettie
    In December 2013, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) purchased approximately 115,000 acres of farmland from an investment company, Assiniboia Capital LP., for $128 million - the single largest sale of farmland in Saskatchewan's history. The transaction generated substantial media attention and touched off a public debate about the role of institutional investors in the farmland market.