discussion paper and webinar: domestic food self-sufficiency versus
reliance on a Global Food Supply Chain
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The coronavirus has focused the world’s attention on the woeful lack of ventilators, respiratory masks, and intensive care unit beds available in many countries. Far less attention has been paid to another pandemic-driven shortage lurking over the horizon: food.
What to do?
Learning Experiences will send a newsletter to registrants describing this dilemma and subsequently hold a one-hour webinar on Monday, April 27 at 2:00 PM to hear comments and discuss questions. Cost is $1.00
The coronavirus has focused the world’s attention on the woeful lack of ventilators, respiratory masks, and intensive care unit beds available in many countries. Far less attention has been paid to another pandemic-driven shortage lurking over the horizon: food.
What to do?
- Domestic food self-sufficiency is often presented in policy circles as the direct opposite of international trade in food, and is widely critiqued by economists as a misguided approach to food security that places political priorities ahead of economic efficiency.
- Alternatively, an open letter to world leaders from scientists, politicians, and companies like Nestle and Unilever demands that governments: maintain open trade to ensure access to nutritious, affordable food for all; and invest in sustainable, resilient global food systems.
Learning Experiences will send a newsletter to registrants describing this dilemma and subsequently hold a one-hour webinar on Monday, April 27 at 2:00 PM to hear comments and discuss questions. Cost is $1.00