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Interview: Shenggen Fan talks about food policy and global food security

Interview: Shenggen Fan talks about food policy and global food security

In this Zunia interview, Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Mr.Shenggen Fan talks about different issues of food security and food policy. Zunia: Food security is at the top of all agenda in the upcoming Rio+20 conference. From a realist’s point of view, what kind of tangible outcomes would you expect from Rio+20 in terms of food security? Mr.Shenggen Fan: In the face of 900 million hungry people in the world and more than 2 billion people more...

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How to End Hunger in Times of Crises - Interview with Andrew MacMillan and Ignacio Trueba

How to End Hunger in Times of Crises - Interview with Andrew MacMillan and Ignacio Trueba

Zunia interviewed Andrew MacMillan and Ignacio Trueba who jointly wrote the book ‘How to End Hunger in Times of Crises’ - published in both Spanish and English. In this interview, the authors discuss their thoughts on hunger eradication and sustainable farming. Zunia: In your book you mention that when governments were faced with a financial crisis, they rushed to bail out banks. Yet, with a food crisis looming, they turned down a proposal to eradicate hunger by 2025. What do you think is the more...

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