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Treaty Talks: From the Green Revolution to Regenerative Agriculture
Treaty Talks: From the Green Revolution to Regenerative Agriculture
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20 minutes
Released:
Feb 12, 2024
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In this episode of Foodie Pharmacology presented by Dr. Cassandra Quave, a collaboration with the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture facilitates illuminating discussions with different experts focused on plants crucial to our agricultural systems, diets, and health. The onus of this special series is exploring how we can continue feeding our growing global population amidst the looming threat of climate change. This episode features Dr. Geoff Hawtin, a seasoned professional in the conservation and utilization of plant genetic resources, who highlights key trends related to crop production, research, gastronomy and sheds light on the Crop Metrics Study. Together, they delve into mitigating climate change, preserving biodiversity, restoring degraded top soils, utilizing genetic resources, and the importance of crop wild relatives as they ponder if agriculture can adapt to climate change and ensure the world has enough food.
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#treatytalks #regenerativeagriculture #geoffhawtin #cropmetrics
Released:
Feb 12, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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