Coronavirus: the crisis reveals the limits of globalized agriculture
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By: Anne-Cécile Bras Follow
Land, sea and air transport is slowed down, borders are closed, resulting in foodstuffs hardly circulating. In early April 2020, the FAO, WHO and WTO warned of 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 should 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 IPES Food expert committee. Link to the report
- Hélène Le Teno , engineer, consultant in ecological transition and director of operations for 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.
(Replay of May 8, 2020)
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