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Dr. Roger Beachy to spearhead GIFS effort to feed a growing world SASKATOON, Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - The recently established Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Roger Beachy as its founding Executive Director and CEO effective January 1, 2013. World-renowned with a prolific body of scholarly research over his 40-year career, Beachy is internationally recognized for his groundbreaking research in food crops, production...

Public-private partnership to advance science and policy for global food and nutrition security SASKATOON, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - The Province of Saskatchewan, the University of Saskatchewan, and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PotashCorp) today formally launched the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) to develop Saskatchewan-led solutions to feed a growing world population. With initial commitments of up to CDN $35 million from PotashCorp and CDN $15...