His research focuses on sustainability, agriculture, innovation and food. Dr. Smyth publishes a weekly blog on these topics at: www.SAIFood.ca. Recent publications include an authored book with William Kerr and Peter Phillips, Biotechnology Regulation and Trade (2017); a co-edited book with Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes, Peter Phillips and Justus Wesseler, The Coexistence of Genetically Modified, Organic and Conventional Foods (2016); and a co-editor book with Peter Phillips and David Castle of the Handbook on Agriculture, Biotechnology and Development (2014). In the summer of 2015, Dr. Smyth was part of a large group of scientists at the University of Saskatchewan that received $37 million targeted towards designing crops that will improve global food security.