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Welcome to Food Systems Podcasts, the series about creating a sustainable food system.

Regularly we release new episodes of Food Systems where we interview politicians, civil society representatives, thought leaders, scientists, activists, farmers, business leaders and many others with ideas and actions on how we can deliver a safe, plentiful, and above all sustainable food system that works for everyone.

Each Food Systems episode is 20-30 minutes long, perfect for your commute or lunch, and will deliver new insight and ideas right to your ears. You can listen on this page or through your favourite podcast app including iTunes, Spotify and Podbean.

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Episode 46

Food Systems Podcast 46

In this edition of the Food Systems Podcast, we talk to Geneviève Pons, CEO and Vice-Chair, Europe Jacques Delors,...see more about the recently published paper on the geopolitics of the Green Deal and her thoughts on Europe’s approach and the opportunity on projecting that globally.

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Wednesday, Feb 22, 2023

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Episode 45

Food Systems Podcast 45

In this episode we talk with Janez Potočnik, Chair of ForumforAg and Chairman of the RISE Foundation; Co-Chair of...see more the International Resource Panel of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), on key takeaways on climate change and how to reverse the loss of biodiversity crucial meetings (COP27 in Egypt and COP15 in Canada); and key actions that different stakeholders could take to increase his confidence towards rising to the current challenges and what role is the #ForumforAg going to have this year and beyond.

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Thursday, Feb 02, 2023

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Episode 44

Food Systems Podcast 44

In this episode we discuss with Shari Rogge-Fidler, President and CEO of the Farm Foundation, based in Chicago, USA,...see more how she thinks agriculture could provide solutions to tackle climate change. As a farm owner and operator herself, she explains her thoughts on the position of farmers on this matter, and the role they are aiming to achieve, also at a political level. She also explains why the Farm Foundation recently joined with the Forum, AFI and CAPI, to launch the Global Forum for Farm Policy and Innovation (GFFPI).

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Thursday, Nov 17, 2022

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Episode 43

Food Systems Podcast 43

In this first episode of our new series we talk with Tassos Haniotis, former AGRI Director and former AMIS...see more Chair, about Ukraine and the extent to which that conflict has brought into focus some of the uncertainties that have impacted on agricultural markets since the late 2010s and the false dilemmas that Tassos has talked about in relation to the sustainability of agriculture. Is it a false dilemma that people have to choose between either food security or climate action?

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Thursday, Oct 13, 2022

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Episode 42

Food Systems Podcast 42

In this episode we talk with Jacob Hansen, Director General of Fertilizers Europe, about the impact the Ukraine conflict...see more might have on fertilizer markets, the fertilizer price spike, whether organic fertilizers are the future, and how the industry will deal with increasing climate obligations such as those under the EU's new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.

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Thursday, Mar 03, 2022

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Episode 41

Food Systems Podcast 41

In this episode we talk with Brian Czech, Executive Director for the Center for the Advancement of the...see more Steady State Economy, about what a steady state economy means, where and whether it overlaps with circular economy thinking, and what its implementation might mean for the food system as a whole.

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Thursday, Feb 17, 2022

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Episode 40

Food Systems Podcast 40

In this episode we talk to Konstantinos Afianes, co-owner of the Afianes Vineyard, about producing natural wine, climate change,...see more life on the Greek island of Ikaria, why the inhabitants live so long and so well, and his hopes for the future.

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Thursday, Feb 03, 2022

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Episode 39

Food Systems Podcast 39

In the first podcast of 2022 we talk to Galina Peycheva-Miteva, farmer and land manager in Bulgaria, and David...see more Wilkinson, Vice President for Agricultural Procurement, PepsiCo Europe, about their views on regenerative agriculture, what it means in the field, and how digital tools interact with this set of practices. Is it plausible on fields across Europe, and can all farmers do it? PepsiCo is a Supporting Partner of the Forum for the Future of Agriculture.

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Thursday, Jan 20, 2022

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Episode 38

Food Systems Podcast 38

In this episode we talk with Melissa Ho, Senior Vice President for Water and Food at WWF-US, about the...see more major global summits this year, increasing droughts and agricultural management in the American West, whether payments systems for water are the future, as well as land management ideas for better water retention. WWF is a Strategic Partner of the Forum for the Future of Agriculture.

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Thursday, Dec 23, 2021

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