Building livelihood and food security through social enterprise: a case study of Garden Hill First Nation community in Manitoba, Canada
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2017
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Okorosobo, Tosan
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This thesis investigates the opportunities and strategies for achieving food security in First
Nations in Northern Manitoba, based on a case study in Garden Hill First Nation (GHFN). Working together with Meechim Inc., a local food social food enterprise established in GHFN, these opportunities were investigated through interviews, household surveys, a field trial, and document
reviews.
Two livelihood assets, social and natural assets, were found to dominate in GHFN with a need to
improve financial, physical, and human assets. Meechim Farm Social enterprise with GHFN
Employment and Training program tried to address these issues. For instance, the skill and
education of farm workers were greatly increased, and some basic infrastructure was put in place
for farming in the first year but experienced low yields due to poor soil fertility. Research on soil
capacity in GHFN showed fish guts could amend this poor soil to fertile soil, to provide good
yields.
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Social enterprise, Food security