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Co-Release: Using Digital Tools to Increase Food Systems Resilience in East Africa

Co-Release: Using Digital Tools to Increase Food Systems Resilience in East Africa

FromReset The Table


Co-Release: Using Digital Tools to Increase Food Systems Resilience in East Africa

FromReset The Table

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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Aug 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, GFSP director Caitlin Welsh and CSIS Africa Program director Mvemba Phezo Dizolele sit down with Melodine Jeptoo, researcher and coordinator at PlantVillage. PlantVillage is a non-profit research unit that uses AI technology, satellite systems, and field work to increase the yield and profits for millions of farmers in East Africa. They discuss the drivers of food insecurity in the region and explore how technology can be leveraged to build resilient food systems in East Africa. This episode is co-hosted and co-released with the CSIS Africa Program’s podcast, Into Africa. 
Released:
Aug 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (29)

Today’s food insecurity requires new solutions. Have policymakers kept up, or are they relying on yesterday’s answers? On the Reset the Table podcast, CSIS Global Food Security Program director Caitlin Welsh makes room at the table for fresh ideas for solving food insecurity around the world—and right here at home.