COVID-19 and global food security webinar recording

Posted on May 4 2020 by Lin Siah
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The Stretton Institute hosted聽our聽first webinar under the Agrifood policy research program on 28 April 2020聽 -聽an expert panel discussion on聽COVID-19 on global food security.

The expert panel consisting of聽Professor Martin Cole (Head of School, Agriculture, Food and Wine), Professor Wendy Umberger (Executive Director, Centre for Global Food and Resources) and Dr Jo Zhou (School of Agriculture, Food and Wine) explored the impacts of聽COVID-19, and more broadly food crisis', on Australia and globally, the disadvantaged communities, the global supply chain, and聽international trade. The panel also聽discussed policies and mechanisms that聽support聽people to eat in affordable, safe, and healthy ways during a pandemic such as COVID-19.聽

The discussion was聽facilitated by the Institute's Agrifood policy research Program Director, Professor Rachel Ankeny,

A recording of the panel discussion is now available for viewing.

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