Videos
Can you imagine a world without plants?
How do plants sustain life on Earth, and what can children do to help protect plant health and the environment from pests and diseases?
How serious is the world food crisis?
How serious is the food crisis? How important are Russia and Ukraine for global food security? What is causing the crisis?
Laura Boykin – How we’re using DNA tech to help farmers fight crop diseases
Nearly 800 million people worldwide depend on cassava for survival — but this critical food source is under attack by entirely preventable viruses, says computational biologist Laura Boykin
Sam Kass – Want kids to learn well? Feed them well
What can we expect our kids to learn if they’re hungry or eating diets full of sugar and empty of nutrients? Former White House Chef and food policymaker Sam Kass discusses the role schools can play in nourishing students’ bodies in addition to their minds.
Sara Menker – A global food crisis may be less than a decade away
Sara Menker quit a career in commodities trading to figure out how the global value chain of agriculture works. Her discoveries have led to some startling predictions: “We could have a tipping point in global food and agriculture if surging demand surpasses the agricultural system’s structural capacity to produce food”
Josette Sheeran – Ending hunger now
Josette Sheeran, the head of the UN’s World Food Program, talks about why, in a world with enough food for everyone, people still go hungry, still die of starvation, still use food as a weapon of war