Students at the Feeding the Planet Summit

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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

The Feeding the Planet Summit gathered students from all over the country to join the debate on the key agricultural and food security issues that face our growing world. In addition to student questions and videos that were part of the summit all day, students participated directly in a town hall and gave their thoughts on the summits in blogs and videos.

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Roger Williams University Reports Feeding the Planet

Mike DeVito

Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs

Roger Williams University seniors Nicholle Buckley and Christopher Ferreira were among the attendees at the Feeding the Planet Summit. These journalism students came to DC, experienced the city and met with leaders and innovators in the agricultural... Read More

Student Voices from the Feeding the Planet Summit: Part 2

Julia Blakely on Clean Cookstoves

Mike DeVito

Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs

Students were a key part of our Feeding the Planet Summit, and they had plenty to say. Check out their thoughts on how to move the planet forward and feed 9 billion.

Student Voices from the Feeding the Planet Summit: Part 1

Max Chen on Eating Crickets

Mike DeVito

Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs

Students were a key part of our Feeding the Planet Summit, and they had plenty to say. Check out their thoughts on how to move the planet forward and feed 9 billion.

Student Town Hall

Mike DeVito

Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs

Frank Sesno leads a conversation between farmers, innovators and students from all over the country at the end of the Feeding the Planet Summit.

Hunger, the Bold Brute: #FOODFWD Spoken Word

Zinhle Essamuah

Featured Contributor

Spoken word artist Dania Roach, a junior at The George Washington University, describes the urgent need to feed the planet in her poem, "Hunger: The Bold Brute". One man's trash is another man's treasure. One man's breadcrumb, another man's feast.... Read More

#FoodFWD Goes A Capella

Samantha Zeldin

Planet Forward, GWU School of Media and Public Affairs

The Troubadours, one of The George Washington University's student a capella groups, added some pep to help recruit the leaders of tomorrow to find food security solutions with this parody music video. To view the livestream of the Feeding the... Read More