Sizing Canada's National Seed Supply Chain
Sizing Canada's National Seed Supply Chain

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Publisher:

Published: 2023

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780660476780

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"In 2021-2022, the National Tree Seed Centre led a series of surveys to establish an accurate idea of genetically appropriate seed supply for forest landscape restoration (FLR) needs across Canada by 2030. This report focuses on native conifers, hardwood trees and shrubs. It also includes information on a variety of producers that supply native grasses and herbaceous plants. We summarize 115 respondents and interviewees' best practices in seed traceability, as well as their concerns over accessing a sufficient supply, the diversity of native species, and seed sources. Key questions were asked to identify potential operational bottlenecks, actions and timelines required to enhance their capacity to supply increasing FLR demand. Growers who manage their own seed disclosed the amount of native seed held in storage relative to current annual production. Organizations responsible for planting projects outlined specific types of reclamation and restoration opportunities in their region in addition to the species likely to be planted within the next five years. Growers and planting agencies also identified species that are commonly difficult to source and supply. This preliminary report provides the foundation for continual coordination and planning to sustain successful forest landscape restoration projects in the future"--Provided by publisher.

Saving More Than Seeds
Saving More Than Seeds

Author: Catherine Phillips

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-01

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 1317059417

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Saving More Than Seeds advances understandings of seed-people relations, with particular focus on seed saving. The practice of reusing and exchanging seeds provides foundation for food production and allows humans and seed to adapt together in dynamic socionatural conditions. But the practice and its practitioners are easily taken for granted, even as they are threatened by neoliberalisation. Combining original ethnographic research with investigation of an evolving corporate seed order, this book reveals seed saving not only as it occurs in fields and gardens but also as it associates with genebanking, genetic engineering, intellectual property rights, and agrifood regulations. Drawing on diverse social sciences literatures, Phillips illustrates ongoing practices of thinking, feeling, and acting with seeds, raising questions about what seed-people relations should accomplish and how different ways of relating might be pursued to change collective futures.

An Assessment of the Need for Native Seeds and the Capacity for Their Supply
An Assessment of the Need for Native Seeds and the Capacity for Their Supply

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2020-11-29

Total Pages: 73

ISBN-13: 0309680158

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Across the United States, millions of acres of land have been so disturbed by human activities or severe climate events that significant portions of their native plant communities have been lost and their ecosystems have been seriously compromised. Restoring impaired ecosystems requires a supply of diverse native plant seeds that are well suited to the climates, soils, and other living species of the system. Native seeds are also in demand for applications in urban land management, roadside maintenance, conservation agriculture, and other restorative activities that take into account the connection between native plant communities and the increasingly urgent need for resilient landscapes. Given the varied climatic and environmental niches of the more than 17,000 native plant species of the United States, supplying the desired seed types and species mixes for this wide range of activities is a challenge. As the first phase of a nationwide analysis of the full scope of needs for native plant seeds, this interim report describes the participants in the native plant seed supply chain, makes preliminary observations, and proposes an information-gathering plan for the second phase of the assessment.

Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs 1992
Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs 1992

Author: David Leyton-Brown

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 1998-08-01

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780802043696

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Featuring essays on parliament and politics, Ottawa and the provinces, and external affairs, the Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs provides a comprehensive account of the year's events.