Naomi Robert
Research Associate
Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, KPU
At the Institute for Sustainable Food Systems in Vancouver BC, Naomi designs and develops applied research to advance regional food systems. She has written and published on food policy issues including local government food policy gaps and agricultural land protection. Naomi holds and Masters of Land and Water Systems from the University of British Columbia and is an Articling Agrologist, currently working towards the Professional Agrologist designation with the BC Institute of Agrologists.
Recent Projects
The BC and Alberta Food Policy Databases: http://www.kpu.ca/isfs/foodpolicydatabase
Place-Based Food Systems Conference 2018: http://www.kpu.ca/pbfs2018
Recent Publications
Robert, N., & Mullinix, K. (2018). Municipal Policy EnablingRegional Food Systems in British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development, 8(B), 115-132. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2018.08B.003
Robert, N., K. Tatebe, and K.
Mullinix. Protection is Not Enough: Policy Precedents to
Increase the Agricultural Use of BC’s Farmland. Richmond, British Columbia:
Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 2018.