Food Prices are Rising Faster than Income.

A new survey suggests that 87 per cent of Canadians feel that food prices are rising at a faster rate than their household income.

The survey, released by Dalhousie University, did a nationwide scan for what Canadians’ perceptions were on food affordability, as well as on what they were willing to do to offset the costs of food inflation next year.

“We’ve done a survey on Canadians in terms of perceived food affordability because everyone enjoys complaining about food prices,” said Sylvain Charlebois, senior director of Dalhousie’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab. “But the real question is whether or not Canadians actually feel that they’re falling behind relative to their revenues.”

Dalhousie’s survey also separated Canadians’ concerns geographically, with people in Alberta and Quebec feeling the most concerned about their ability to pay for food and British Columbians feeling the least concerned.

An estimated 1.3 billion tonnes

of food is wasted globally each year, one third of all food produced for human consumption, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Sep 12, 2018.

Global Food Waste and its Environmental Impact

Food Rescue Project

A collaboration of the Victoria Foundation, the Rotary Clubs of Greater Victoria, the Food Share Network and Thrifty Foods, the Food Rescue project recovers and redistributes fresh food from grocery stores to food insecure communities in Greater Victoria.

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