Publications
Books
Farmland Preservation: Land for Future Generations speaks to the importance of farmland as an essential resource, meeting one of the most basic of human needs: food. As land is lost to urban sprawl and other non-farm activity, our ability to produce food is diminished and options for future food production are limited. Farmland preservation speaks to the need to preserve the agricultural land base for future generations. This need for protection is driven by uncertainty caused by climate change, population growth, food security, energy availability and a host of other local and global factors. This uncertainty means that there is an ever-growing responsibility to ensure that the actions of today do not compromise the needs of future generations.
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Factsheets
Conservation Easements for Agricultural Land Use - OMAFRA Factsheet
Farmland in Ontario - Are we losing a valuable resource?
Agri-Gifts & Eco-Gifts for Conservation: Harmonizing the Incentives
Benefits of Farmland Protection
Research Reports
The Potential for Use of Farmland Conservation Agreements in Ontario
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Ontario's Countryside: A Resource to Preserve or an Urban Area in Waiting?
Approaches to Farmland Preservation: An American Case Study
Farmland Preservation Research Project Discussion Paper Series 2003

