Kenton comes from rural Saskatchewan, and spent the late 70s in Calcutta, India as a child with parents working for Mennonite Central Committee. Kenton settled back on the prairies and completed a B.Th. at Canadian Mennonite Bible College in Winnipeg, and a B.A. in Classics and Anthropology at the University of Manitoba. After completing his teacher certification at Goshen College in Indiana, Kenton moved to Hong Kong for three years where he taught middle school geography and history at the Canadian International School. Upon returning to Canada, he completed an interdisciplinary Master’s degree in Natural Resource Management at the Natural Resources Institute at the Unviersity of Manitoba. His field work was undertaken in Kerala, India where he explored the social and ecological impacts of globalizing shrimp markets on a small-scale fishing community.
Kenton is a teacher/practitioner at heart and until recently balanced his teaching in International Development Studies at Canadian Mennonite University with international advocacy work on agriculture and hunger. His six years as Policy Advisor at Canadian Foodgrains Bank, an international development NGO, examined the structural injustices that surround hunger, focusing in particular on international agricultural trade, the human right to food, and development assistance for small-scale farmers in the global South.
The politics of people and place surrounding current discourses of food justice continue to shape Kenton’s imagination and academic interests. On the practical side, he is a founding member of CMUs community garden, continues to participate in local work surrounding food justice issues, and is currently working with students and alumni to launch an on-campus farm at CMU.
Kenton is married to Julie Derksen, from Wymark, Saskatchewan. They have two children: Sophia and Simon. They are members of Charleswood Mennonite Church in Winnipeg.
Recent Publications:
Lobe, K (2009). Environmental Assessment: Manitoba Approaches, in Kevin S. Hanna (Ed.), Environmental Impact Assessment, Practice and Participation in Canada (2nd ed.). Toronto: Oxford University Press.
Lobe, K (Ed.). (2008). Pathways to Resilience: Smallholder Farmers and the Future of Agriculture. Canadian Food Security Policy Group Discussion Paper. Available online at http://www.ccic.ca/e/003/food.shtml
Lobe, K (2007). Is the Green Revolution a Solution to the Challenges Facing Africa, in Aksel Naerstad (Ed.), Africa Can Feed Itself. Oslo: The Development Fund. Available online at http://www.agropub.no/asset/2636/1/2636_1.pdf
Lobe, K. (2007). A Green Revolution for Africa: Hope for Hungry Farmers? Canadian Foodgrains Bank Discussion Paper. Winnipeg: Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Available online at http://www.foodgrainsbank.ca/global/papers
Sinclair, J and Lobe, K (2005). Partnership, Public Involvement and Canada’s Model Forests. Environments, 33 (2).
Lobe, K (2005). Food Security, Food Policy and Public Participation. A Series of Occasional Papers Issue 1. Winnipeg: The Food Project. Available online at http://food.cimnet.ca/cim/dbf/Thought_About_Food.pdf?im_id=144&si_id=43
Lobe, K. and Berkes, F. (2004). The padu system of community-based fisheries management: change and local institutional innovation in south India. Marine Policy (28) 271-281. Available online at http://www.umanitoba.ca/institutes/natural_resources/canadaresearchchair/Kenton%5B1%5D.Mar.Pol.04.pdf
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Kenton Lobe - International Development Studies program at CMU - 'A Shrimp Buffet' |
