Priya Bhat

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About Priya Bhat

Priya Bhat is a reporter covering food security for Canada’s National Observer thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada.

Priya is a journalism master's student at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. She's from Mangalore, India and has a bachelor of arts degree in journalism, psychology and English literature.

Fluent in Hindi, Konkani, Malayalam, Kannada and English, Priya is interested in climate change, environment, sustainability and social justice. When she's not writing, she engages in photography.

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B.C. invests $3M in Agritech Grant Program to improve sustainable food productionB.C. invests $3M in agritech grant program to improve sustainable food production

The B.C. government is investing up to $3 million in a grant program to help increase sustainable and regenerative food production in the province.

How a young agrologist is helping organic farmers with their environmental and production goals

A recent graduate of UBC, Amy Norgaard has a master’s in soil science with a specialization in organic vegetable production and worked with roughly 20 organic farms in B.C. to help them meet and balance their environmental and production goals.

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B.C. places temporary 15% cap on fees for food delivery services

Effective Dec. 27, food delivery service providers in B.C. must not charge a restaurant more than 15 per cent of the total cost of the customer order, before taxes, for delivery services.

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B.C. government announces funding to grow raspberry industry

The province is investing $90,000 in a new raspberry replanting program to help growers increase their acreage planted with varieties suitable for fresh and individually quick-frozen markets.

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Meet the B.C. prof who's now a UNESCO Chair on Biocultural Diversity and Education

David Zandvliet, a professor at Simon Fraser University, focuses on the intersection of culture and environment in his work developing research and teaching programs that equip students with a new way of thinking.

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How a new delivery model could save restaurants struggling with rising costs

Expert shares a pricing model to help restaurant businesses and food delivery companies.

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How universities in B.C. are fighting food insecurity on campus

Emergency funds, food hubs and advocacy work are bringing food relief to students during COVID-19.

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TikTokers to the rescue?

“These restaurants that are reaching out to me, they have websites, they have Instagram, but very few of them have TikTok,” Coleman says. TikTok is still a new enough social media platform that businesses haven’t yet fully embraced it, she says, but influencers have.

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