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Global Agriculture

A studio discussion about the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the world's farmers, including how to move towards sustainable farming systems and zero hunger.

Charlotte Smith chairs a studio discussion about the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the world's farmers. On the agenda is how to move towards sustainable farming systems and zero hunger, the threat of climate change and how to empower the world's smallholder farmers.

On the panel: Mark Driscoll, Associate Director of Sustainable Nutrition at Forum for the Future; Dr Betty Chinyamunyamu, CEO of the National Smallholder Farmers' Association of Malawi; and David Gardner, CEO of Innovation for Agriculture.

There are also contributions from Sonny Perdue, US Secretary of Agriculture; Theo de Jager, President of the World Farmers' Organisation and Ann Tutwiler, Director General of Bioversity International.

27 minutes

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  • Sat 21 Oct 2017 06:30

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