BOOK LAUNCH

Resetting the Table: Straight talk about the food we grow and eat

FEB 10, 2021 - 09:30 AM TO 10:30 AM EST

Consumers want to know more about their food–including the farm from which it came, the chemicals used in its production, its nutritional value, how the animals were treated, and the costs to the environment. They are being told that buying organic foods, unprocessed and sourced from small local farms, is the most healthful and sustainable option. In his new book, Paarlberg delineates the ways in which global food markets have improved our diet, and how “industrial” farming has recently turned green, thanks to GPS-guided precision methods that cut energy use and chemical pollution.

Join us to hear from the book’s author and discussants on solutions that can make sense for farmers and consumers alike through the rapidly changing worlds of food and farming.

Book Overview:

Robert Paarlberg, Adjunct professor of public policy, Harvard Kennedy School; & Associate, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University

Discussants:

Robert Bertram, Chief Scientist, Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Claudia Ringler, Deputy Director, Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI

Moderator:

Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Strategic and communications leader in food policy and agriculture development

LINKS:

Resetting The Table: Straight Talk About The Food We Grow And Eat: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606873/resetting-the-table-by-robert-paarlberg/

Two Books On The Future Of Farming: Nutritional, Environmental And Economic Priorities Collide Wherever Seeds Are Sown: https://www.wsj.com/articles/two-books-on-the-future-of-farming-11611936602

More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/resetting-table-straight-talk-about-food-we-grow-and-eat

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