About us
Established at Toronto Metropolitan University in 1994, the Centre for Studies in Food Security (CSFS) works to promote food security through research, dissemination, education, community action, and professional practice.
We take an interdisciplinary and systemic approach to social justice, environmental sustainability, health, and socio-cultural aspects of food security. The Centre shares information and facilitates dialogue among civil society organizations, universities, and governments through seminars and workshops, our web site, and associated mailing lists.
We host national and international conferences and engage with food security initiatives at local, regional and global levels.
Upcoming Events
- Event Title:HSDNI'S 9TH Sustainability Collaborative Conference 2025May 13, 2025 - May 14, 202510:00 AM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT
In the news
- February 27, 2025Inuit children in Nunavut face a preventable food security crisisOpens in New WindowDr. Nicholas Li and Dr. Jessica Penney, along with colleagues at McGill University and Wilfrid Laurier University, discuss the importance of the Inuit Child First Initiative and the Hamlet Food Voucher Program.
- January 22, 2024BFST FEATURED IN GLOBE AND MAIL OP-ED
- July 11, 2023Discover TMU’s rooftop oases this summer by visiting the Urban FarmCheck out farm tours, volunteer on-site or just stop by for lunch with a view
- February 12, 2021How food programs in Toronto adapted to shutdownsPhD student Jenelle Regnier-Davies examines food security in the pandemic
The Five A’s of Food Security
Availability: Sufficient food for all people at all times.
Accessibility: Physical and economic access to food for all at all times.
Adequacy: Access to food that is nutritious and safe, and produced in environmentally sustainable ways.
Acceptability: Access to culturally acceptable food, which is produced and obtained in ways that do not compromise people’s dignity, self-respect or human rights.
Agency: The policies and processes that enable the achievement of food security.
"Food Security is the condition in which all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life."
Projects
Explore the latest projects are research associates are working on in Food Security.
Our people
We are pleased to showcase our dedicated team in Food Security.
Certificate in Food Security
Learn about sustainable food systems through a social justice lens to ensure that safe, nutritious foods are available to everyone, regardless of socioeconomic status.
Certificate in Urban Agriculture
New for Fall 2020, the certificate explores the growing field of urban agriculture and its contribution to sustainable cities of the future.
