Hometown Sustainability: Can Local Production Become Mainstream?

Hometown Sustainability: Can Local Production Become Mainstream? – SAIFood

Claire Williams

Claire is a research assistant at the University of Saskatchewan. In 2019, she completed her degree in animal science and her degree in agricultural and resource economics in 2020 from the U of S. She subsequently completed her Master’s in Agriculture Economics under the supervision of Dr. Tristan Skolrud in 2023. As of the summer of 2022, Claire has joined Dr. Smyth’s research team and is collaborating on SAIFood posts.

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