Food from Thought: Agricultural Systems for a Healthy Planet is a research program led by the University of Guelph, funded in ... part by a $76.6 million grant from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund. The goal of the program is to increase the sustainability and productivity of global food production by leveraging the considered power of leading-edge data science, agri-food research, and biodiversity science. Food from Thought will position Canada as a global leader in the development of innovative solutions that improve both the sustainability and productivity of food systems at global, landscape, and micro levels. The Food from Thought research program includes leading-edge projects in the areas of livestock research, crop sciences, pathogens and food safety, biodiversity research, ecosystem services, and integrated food systems research. read more