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		<title>What a waste!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nobody can have missed it. The hot topic of the past month was the so-called global food crisis. If you believe the media, the conventional ones as well as the social media, we are facing food shortages. For those who follow my articles, it will be no surprise that I am inclined to challenge such [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&amp;blog=7821215&amp;post=2158&amp;subd=futurefood&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why we will change our eating habits, one way or the other</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the discussion about producing enough food for the 9 billion people the world will have by 2050, one of the sensitive issues, especially in the overfed world, is about what to eat and how much of it. There always is resistance to change, and changing eating habits may be even among the most difficult [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&amp;blog=7821215&amp;post=1987&amp;subd=futurefood&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Some will not like having to change their diet</media:title>
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		<title>Food, Inc. or just the description of America?</title>
		<link>http://hfgfoodfuturist.com/2011/01/22/food-inc-or-just-the-description-of-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of days ago, I watched the documentary Food, Inc. Although the underlying theme is that the four large US corporations that dominate food would try to keep the American consumers ignorant of their activities, I saw this documentary much more as a review of the US society over the past 60-70 years. As [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&amp;blog=7821215&amp;post=1855&amp;subd=futurefood&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The rise of the non-profits and how they shape food production</title>
		<link>http://hfgfoodfuturist.com/2010/12/20/the-rise-of-the-non-profits-and-how-they-shape-food-production/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the years before the current economic crisis, the non-profit sector was already creating more jobs than the for-profit sector. Last year, the total of all operating budgets of non-profit organizations passed the US$1 trillion mark. This makes non-profits the eighth economy in the world. This amazing number seems to have been rather unnoticed, yet [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&amp;blog=7821215&amp;post=1788&amp;subd=futurefood&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Swimming in circles – Part II: BC salmon farmers are proud!</title>
		<link>http://hfgfoodfuturist.com/2010/12/09/swimming-in-circles-%e2%80%93-part-ii-bc-salmon-farmers-are-proud/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 03:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Swimming in circles, I was mentioning that salmon farmers should communicate more about their people, their work and the pride of doing what they do. My article had caught their attention, as I have several contacts and retweets and other things of the same nature. I do not know if my article is the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&amp;blog=7821215&amp;post=1723&amp;subd=futurefood&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The locavore’s dilemma</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a growing trend, or at least a growing noise in favour of eating locally produced food. The “locavores” as they are called, claim that 100-mile food is the way to a more sustainable agriculture and consumption. Is this approach realistic and could it be the model for the future? This movement is rather [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&amp;blog=7821215&amp;post=1606&amp;subd=futurefood&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">The good life</media:title>
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		<title>Helping farmers produce better</title>
		<link>http://hfgfoodfuturist.com/2010/11/26/helping-farmers-produce-better/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 23:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meeting food demand depends for a large part on the ability of farmers to produce adequate quantities of the food products of the right quality. To achieve such an objective, farmers depend on their business partners. To feed an increasing world population, helping farmers succeed is not an option; it is a necessity. There is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&amp;blog=7821215&amp;post=1595&amp;subd=futurefood&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Swimming in circles</title>
		<link>http://hfgfoodfuturist.com/2010/11/21/swimming-in-circles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 03:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If there is a never-ending feud in the food industry, the one here in British Columbia (BC) about farmed salmon certainly should be put on top of the list. The fight between salmon farmers and environmentalists has been going on for as long as the industry has been around, and it looks as if it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&amp;blog=7821215&amp;post=1560&amp;subd=futurefood&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The danger of a weakening US dollar</title>
		<link>http://hfgfoodfuturist.com/2010/11/01/the-danger-of-a-weakening-us-dollar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The global economic situation is still fragile, and one of the symptoms is the nervousness about currencies. All it takes is a rumor to see a particular currency drop within minutes. The actions taken by central banks during the financial crisis have consequences. The amount of debt and the ability, or inability, of individual countries [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&amp;blog=7821215&amp;post=1479&amp;subd=futurefood&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">The value of the dollar goes beyond finance</media:title>
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		<title>The quiet revolution of food retailers</title>
		<link>http://hfgfoodfuturist.com/2010/10/28/the-quiet-revolution-of-food-retailers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While many debates continue in the political and “parapolitical” world about many aspects of food production systems and the impact of human activity on the environment, retailers lead a quiet revolution. Without making the headlines, they gradually change the way their suppliers will do business in the years to come. Such an evolution is certainly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&amp;blog=7821215&amp;post=1460&amp;subd=futurefood&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Consumers shape food production systems</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although it is tempting to think that food production systems are created by agribusiness, they depend greatly on the choices and the attitude of consumers and society. For humans, food is not just about nutrition, but it is loaded with a high emotional content. Consumer choices are highly irrational. To demonstrate this, here are some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&amp;blog=7821215&amp;post=1438&amp;subd=futurefood&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Regaining the consumer’s trust</title>
		<link>http://hfgfoodfuturist.com/2010/09/29/regaining-the-consumer%e2%80%99s-trust/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read many blogs, articles and opinions about food on a regular basis. Yesterday, I came across an interesting blog post on Meatingplace.com. Yvonne Vizzier Thaxton, an authority in the US poultry industry, wrote the article, titled “Consumer trust” after she found out about a survey carried out by the Center for Food Integrity. Basically, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&amp;blog=7821215&amp;post=1376&amp;subd=futurefood&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Involve in order to convince!</title>
		<link>http://hfgfoodfuturist.com/2010/09/16/involve-in-order-to-convince/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of days ago, I came across the following quote: “Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may not remember, involve me and I will understand”. I cannot confirm who the author is, as it has been attributed to brilliant thinkers such as Confucius, Aristotle, Benjamin Franklin or an unknown Native [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&amp;blog=7821215&amp;post=1309&amp;subd=futurefood&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Insects on the menu</title>
		<link>http://hfgfoodfuturist.com/2010/05/31/insects-on-the-menu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 17:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across a very interesting article from the French newspaper Le Monde, titled “Insects, the steak of the future”. The article reviews the potential of using insects as a food source to complement the traditional food production in order to meet the needs of the increasing world population. Here are the main points. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&amp;blog=7821215&amp;post=1018&amp;subd=futurefood&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Future Harvests – The book is coming soon!</title>
		<link>http://hfgfoodfuturist.com/2010/04/09/future-harvests-%e2%80%93-the-book-is-coming-soon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christophe Pelletier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  The editing of my book &#8220;Future Harvests &#8211; The next agricultural revolution&#8221; is about completed. All that is left to do is developing the cover and start the publishing. I have already received orders, even before the book is out. That is quite a good sign. And a great surprise for me. If you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hfgfoodfuturist.com&amp;blog=7821215&amp;post=954&amp;subd=futurefood&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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