Seminar | Sustaining Production for Adequate Consumption by Professor Ralph Martin

You're invited to join the Department of Chemical Engineering for a seminar by Professor Ralph Martin a retired Professor of Plant Agriculture from the Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph.

Abstract

Agriculture has been driven since WWII by a goal to produce adequate food as the human population rises. Problems with this approach include wasted food, excess livestock, unhealthy eating habits, concentration of farmland ownership and pollution. The possibilities to balance production with consumption are to reduce wasted food, increase the biodiversity of farmed plant species, draw down CO2 while improving soil health, address inequality and reduce dependency on fertilizers. Humans have yet to learn when we have enough. 

Biographical Sketch

Ralph C. Martin grew up on his family farm in Wallenstein, ON. After 4-H, his formal education includes, a B.A. and an M.Sc. in Biology from Carleton University and a Ph.D. in Plant Science from McGill University.  His research and teaching began at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, in 1990, where he realized students teach him too.  In 2001, he founded the Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada to coordinate university research and education pertaining to organic systems, across Canada. In 2011, he was appointed as Professor and Loblaw Chair in Sustainable Food Production at the Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph. In 2019, he retired and published his book, Food Security. More info at www.ralphmartin.ca

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