October's EpiSurveyor case study comes to us from Ontario, Canada: The Animal Health Laboratory (AHL) at the University of Guelph and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) have two pilot projects using EpiSurveyor to collect agricultural data in rural areas.

Recently The Lancet and University College London published a commission report on the effects of global climate changes and the threat to global health. The resulting report is a call to action that rings loud and clear.

There are several issues discussed that are important and interesting, however the discussion of food production and food security is particularly interesting to me.  Here is an excerpt:

Last Friday marked the 40th anniversary of COOPEUMO, a farming cooperative in Peumo, Chile. For the past 40 years this community has been working together to provide food for their country and a better standard of living for their families. Over four hundred small producers participate in the cooperative.