The true cost of food is far higher than what you spend at the checkout counter
A new UN report finds that the true global cost of producing food is $12.7 trillion more than consumers pay at the checkout counter. We pay those uncounted costs in other ways.
Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University •
conversation
Feb. 28, 2024 • ~10 min
Feb. 28, 2024 • ~10 min
What ancient farmers can really teach us about adapting to climate change – and how political power influences success or failure
Agricultural sustainability is as much about power and sovereignty as it is about soil, water and crops.
Chelsea Fisher, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of South Carolina •
conversation
Feb. 26, 2024 • ~11 min
Feb. 26, 2024 • ~11 min
Israeli siege has placed Gazans at risk of starvation − prewar policies made them vulnerable in the first place
Arable land has been destroyed, as have food production sites. But even before the current operation in Gaza, Palestinians there suffered high rates of food insecurity.
Yara M. Asi, Assistant Professor of Global Health Management and Informatics, University of Central Florida •
conversation
Feb. 15, 2024 • ~10 min
Feb. 15, 2024 • ~10 min
Don’t let ‘FDA-approved’ or ‘patented’ in ads give you a false sense of security
Most people don’t know what these labels really mean − and advertisers take advantage of that fact.
Michael Mattioli, Professor of Law and Louis F. Niezer Faculty Fellow, Indiana University •
conversation
Feb. 14, 2024 • ~4 min
Feb. 14, 2024 • ~4 min
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