Food Security
Tom Vilsack on Farm Bill
Vilsack, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said the Farm Bill is actually a food and jobs bill.
Thompson said that most people who go hungry do so due to a lack of purchasing power.
Senator Jon Tester on incentives for farmers
Senator Jon Tester (D-Montana) said farmers struggle to afford healthcare.
Lauren Bush Lauren: We know how to solve world hunger
Lauren, the co-founder of FEED Projects, describes her fund raising efforts
Johanna Nesseth Tuttle on food security
Tuttle, Director of the Global Food Security Project, said if something happened to the U.S. food supply it would be a catastrophe for the world.
Schrayer, Executive Director of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, said America needs to focus on food security
Sonny Ramaswamy on aging farmers
Ramaswamy, Director of USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, said the average age of American farmers is 60 years old.
Mike McCloskey: We love our animals
McCloskey, CEO of Select Milk Producers, said people want to know that someone is taking care of the animals.
Elaine Waxman on food insecurity and public health
Waxman, Vice President of Research at Feeding America, said 49 million American are food insecure.
Chris Policinski on output versus input
Policinski, President of Land O'Lakes, said farmers need to focus on balancing output with unit of input.
Jason Clay on increasing demand
Clay, Senior Vice President of the World Wildlife Fund, said we need to double production on existing land.
Dan Glickman on population growth and food supply
Glickman, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, asks how the world can double its food production without destroying the land.In the U.S., there’s a lot of food being sent to landfills
“Farm to fork” has become “farm to dumpster” as American farms, manufacturers, grocers, restaurants and homes increasingly waste food.
How will we feed 9 billion people?
By 2050, it’s estimated that there will be nine billion people on Earth.To ensure the future food supply, we must address a series of complex, interconnected and often conflicting issues.
Planting fresh produce in D.C.’s ‘food deserts’
A basement store in Ward 7 offers fresh fruit and produce through D.C. Central Kitchen’s “Healthy Corners” program.
A kind of Peace Corps to help American kids eat healthier
In the last year, there have been a variety of efforts to give all children healthy foods. FoodCorps is teaching kids how to love vegetables.
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