Équipe Thématique en Production Alimentaire

The 2019 Space Strategy has a specific element associated with harnessing space to solve everyday challenges for Canadians and particularly enhancing access to nutritious food (across Canada and off Earth) [RD-01]. The CSA has commenced activities in the food production domain and is in the process of options analysis to explore how to help improve the accessibility of food across Canada, including the North, with the aim of, one day, taking these lessons learned to help astronauts grow food off Earth. The CSA is looking for recommendations about food production topics for detailed analysis and those that should be consider as the next logical steps within the space-based food production domain