Panel - Policy, Palate and the Plate

This wide-ranging discussion explored the future of food and how policy can impact practice. Featuring:

Marie Nelson, Senior Director and Executive Producer of News & Original Programming, BET Networks, Moderator
José Andrés, Chef/Owner of ThinkFoodGroup, founder of World Central Kitchen, and culinary creator and advocate
Shenggen Fan Ph.D., Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute
Krysta Harden, Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture

Tags:

feeding the planet, Efficient Food Production, food security, subsidies

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Jesmond Sammut stands with four other men from Papua New Guinea in a lush green environment.

Jesmond Sammut, pictured center-right, in Papua New Guinea with members of the Bihute Fish for Prisons program. (Photo courtesy of Jesmond Sammut)

Joshua Rosenstein

Planet Forward Correspondent | Middlebury College

Bees and chili peppers: A solution to human-wildlife conflict in Zimbabwe

A woman in a white shirt is surrounded by wildlife rangers wearing green jumpsuits. The group holds a large white picture frame with text that reads, "I conquered the Wildlife Ranger Challenge. #ForWildlifeRangers," and five logos of supporting organizations fill the bottom of the frame.

Wildlife lawyer and farmer Taku Mutezo, in white, poses for a photograph at the Wildlife Ranger Challenge, a project to both raise funds and awareness of the struggles facing wildlife rangers across Africa. (Photo courtesy Taku Mutezo)

Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow

Summit conversations: The food story featuring José Andrés and FAO North America