On September 23, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization is hosting the first <a href="https://www.un.org/en/food-systems-summit">UN Food Systems Summit</a>, with a goal of “setting the stage for global food systems transformation.” In this episode, <a href="https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/profile/ruth-richardson/">Ruth Richardson</a>, the executive director of the <a href="https://futureoffood.org/">Global Alliance for the Future of Food</a>, talks to host Lisa Held about the significance of the Summit, some of the controversies surrounding it, and what she thinks global food systems transformation should look like—from a shift toward agro-ecological practices in farming to calculating the true costs of food.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support The Farm Report by<a href="http://heritageradionetwork.org/donate"> becoming a member</a>!The Farm Report is Powered by <a href="http://simplecast.com/">Simplecast</a>.

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On September 23, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization is hosting the first UN Food Systems Summit, with a goal of “setting the stage for global food systems transformation.” In this episode, Ruth Richardson, the executive director of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, talks to host Lisa Held about the significance of the Summit, some of the controversies surrounding it, and what she thinks global food systems transformation should look like—from a shift toward agro-ecological practices in farming to calculating the true costs of food.

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