Paul Thomassin /channels/taxonomy/term/17047/all en $2.5 million for the creation of the Réseau québécois de recherche en agriculture durable /channels/channels/news/25-million-creation-reseau-quebecois-de-recherche-en-agriculture-durable-334083 <p>On October 8th, the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT), along with its partner the ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation (MAPAQ) announced the creation of the Réseau québécois de recherche en agriculture durable (RQRAD), a flagship measure of the <a href="https://cdn-contenu.quebec.ca/cdn-contenu/adm/min/agriculture-pecheries-alimentation/publications-adm/dossier/plan_agriculture_durable/PL_agriculture_durable_synthese_MAPAQ.pdf?1603387731">Plan d’agriculture durable 2020-2030</a> (PAD).</p> Wed, 13 Oct 2021 12:47:46 +0000 webfull 173867 at /channels $2.5 million for the creation of the Réseau québécois de recherche en agriculture durable /channels/channels/news/25-million-creation-reseau-quebecois-de-recherche-en-agriculture-durable-334031 <p>Today, the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT), along with its partner the ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation (MAPAQ) announced the creation of the Réseau québécois de recherche en agriculture durable (RQRAD), a flagship measure of the <a href="https://cdn-contenu.quebec.ca/cdn-contenu/adm/min/agriculture-pecheries-alimentation/publications-adm/dossier/plan_agriculture_durable/PL_agriculture_durable_synthese_MAPAQ.pdf?1603387731">Plan d’agriculture durable 2020-2030</a> (PAD).</p> Fri, 08 Oct 2021 14:41:38 +0000 webfull 173819 at /channels Stamping out superbugs /channels/channels/news/stamping-out-superbugs-333884 <p>During the last year and a half, the world’s attention has been focused squarely on SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. While deadly, this virus is only one of many pathogens that threaten our well-being. For many years, scientists have been warning about another microscopic menace: drug-resistant microbes.</p> Mon, 04 Oct 2021 16:43:02 +0000 webfull 173654 at /channels Keep the animal agriculture industry out of the new food guide /channels/channels/news/keep-animal-agriculture-industry-out-new-food-guide-283601 <p>Researchers from ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ (<strong>Paul Thomassin</strong>) found that if Canadians ate less meat, and more fruits and vegetables, Canada's GDP would benefit. The authors recommended the government subsidize fruits and vegetables, and tax meat, in an effort to reduce chronic disease.</p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/anna-pippus/keep-the-animal-agriculture-industry-out-of-the-new-food-guide_a_23313539/" target="_blank">Huffington Post</a></p> <p><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10389-012-0510-2" target="_blank">Read research article</a></p> <p> </p> Wed, 03 Jan 2018 20:43:59 +0000 webfull 133780 at /channels