Procurement and Supply Chain Analysis in Northern Ontario

Research dedicated towards enhancing procurement practices can positively impact Northern farming practices, Indigenous food production and accessibility, as well as reconciliatory and collaborative possibilities. This project intends to initiate and systematise evidence-based strategies to promote sustainable and cost effective economic growth, aggregation, and distribution in Northern Ontario to the benefit of its regions through peer reviewed publications focused on informative research, conference organisation, educational workshops, and the development of a user-friendly procurement app to support North-for-North aggregation for procurement purposes. The Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance (NOFIA) is based in the Northeast, and is a non-profit organisation that provides research and innovation infrastructure for agriculture in Northern Ontario by creating partnerships with various groups to support agricultural products and technologies for effective use in Northern Ontario. The Sustainable Food Systems Lab at Lakehead in Thunder Bay is based in the Northwest that collaborates between policy development and on-the-ground practice to create sustainable food systems ‘for all.’ An amalgamation between these two diverse communities contributes to this project’s scope and uniqueness, covering not only the expansive territory of Northern Ontario, but the resources offered in support of this project, one that is additionally supported by the academic backbone of the post-doctoral position that will strengthen NOFIA’s work on developing the agri-food sector in Northern Ontario.

Faculty Supervisor:

Charles Levkoe

Student:

Partner:

Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Lakehead University

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