Language: English
Publication Year: 2021
The US Department of State hosted this webinar, Reconciling Agroecology and Biotechnology, as a side event to the 2021 World Food Prize. As the world looks to promote sustainable agriculture and fight food insecurity, agroecology (often conflated with “organic farming” and “regenerative farming”) and agricultural biotechnology (a.k.a. "GMOs") continue to be two central topics in developing sustainably agricultural systems. Unfortunately, sentiments that are principally driven by political pressures give the false impression that agroecology and biotechnology are incompatible with each. This side-event will seek to have an honest and science-based discussion to reconcile how the two approaches can work together for sustainable agriculture and help small- and medium-sized enterprises and farmers. Matt Murray, U.S. Department of State Acting Assistant Secretary (host) Sarah Evanega, Cornell University Alliance for Science (moderator) Beth Bechdol, DDG, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (speaker) Nassib Mugwanya, North Carolina State University (speaker) Dr. Walter Suza, Iowa State University (speaker)
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Food Security
AfS Campaign , Agricultural Biotechnology , Science Communication
Food security, agroecology, biotechnology, Farmers, Global
20 Oct 2021
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