The Next Food Revolution - Challenges and Innovations in Agriculture and Food Production
The Aspen Institute via YouTube
Overview
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Explore the future of food production and agriculture in this 48-minute panel discussion from The Aspen Institute. Delve into the transformations occurring across the food chain as experts discuss key challenges facing food systems. Learn about innovations in organic and traditional farming, the use of new tools like hybrid seeds, GMOs, microbes, and big data to increase efficiency, and emerging trends in retail. Discover how farmers, food companies, and retailers are working to improve access to safe, nutritious, and affordable food while adapting to consumer preferences and addressing sustainability concerns. Gain insights from industry leaders on topics such as doubling production, consumer communication, food safety, functional foods, and the rapid pace of change in agriculture. Engage with audience questions covering topics like the Nature Conservancy, arrow cropping, and GMOs to broaden your understanding of the next food revolution.
Syllabus
Introduction
David Rosenberg
Mike Frank
Kale
Bryn
Challenges
Biggest challenge
Double production
Consumer communication
Food safety
Functional food
Pace of change
Audience Question
Nature Conservancy Question
Arrow Cropping Question
GMO Question
Taught by
The Aspen Institute