Coronavirus: the crisis reveals the limits of globalized agriculture
By: Anne-Cécile Bras Follow
Land, sea and air transport is slowed down, borders are closed, the result: foodstuffs hardly circulate anymore. In early April 2020, FAO, WHO and the WTO alerted to the risks of a global food shortage.
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The coronavirus crisis reveals the flaws in our food systems. Relocation of production, agroecology, political will ... what levers must be activated so that countries are more resilient in "the world after" this crisis?
Guests:
- Nicolas Bricas , agro-economist at CIRAD and member of the expert committee of IPES Food. Link to the report
- Hélène Le Teno , engineer, consultant in ecological transition and director of operations of the Jean-Noël Thorel foundation
- Aline Zongo , director of Inades-Formation and representative ofthe Coalition for the Protection of African Genetic Heritage in Burkina Faso
- Pierre Janin , geographer at IRD
- Marc Dufumier , agronomist, honorary professor at Agroparistech.
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