How new sustainable development goals can help free the world from the devastating effects of poverty and hunger features in the first episode of a new four-part mini-series podcast exploring the connection between food and the planet.
Farmers, civil society and development experts lend their voice to the discussion on the diverse challenges of producing healthy, affordable food for a growing world population while sustainably using natural resources.
FAO’s new podcast hears from a hydroponic farmer in Cote d’Ivoire who is embracing innovative farming techniques to build a new livelihood for herself and other women while their men are away on military service, and a young organic farmer in the United States, who is supporting healthy local food systems and reintroducing traditional crops to her area.
Experts in the field of food security and development provide insights into the nature of sustainable farming and how the new global goals will affect development. Among them are Ren Wang, FAO assistant director general for Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Hafez Ghanem, vice president of the World Bank for the Middle East and North Africa, and Stefano Prato, managing director of the Society for International Development.
Episode 1 - Shifts, sustainability and interconnectedness
Hunger and malnutrition are serious problems with long-term threats to the well-being of people, nations and the world. So, what needs to be considered in our collective quest to create sustainable food systems as we plough forward into the future?
This episode explores sustainability from farm level to policy level, featuring interviews with experts from the FAO, the World Bank and the Society for International development. We also feature stories from an organic farmer in upstate New York and an army wife turned hydroponic farmer in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa.
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