About this episode

Dani Nierenberg interviews Jordan Chamberlin about agricultural risk management and the impacts of geopolitical issues on food prices and farming policies.

On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Jordan Chamberlin, an agricultural economist and a principal scientist at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). They talk about how new data and tools can help farmers manage risk, improving soil health without expensive inputs, and the impacts of conflict and funding shortages rippling through communities. Plus, shifting geopolitics threaten to push food prices higher, Fiji pushes a new organic farming policy forward, three-quarters of USDA researchers say they won't relocate, and the World Food Programme announces a record-breaking investment in home-grown school meals. While you're listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg" wherever you consume your podcasts.

People in this episode

Host: Dani Nierenberg

Guest: Jordan Chamberlin

Topics covered

• organic agriculture
• school meal programs
• risk management
• soil health
• geopolitics
• food prices
• agricultural economics

Keywords

• organic farming
• school meals
• agricultural risk
• soil health
• food prices
• Fiji
• East Africa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, World Food Programme, USDA

Places: Fiji, East Africa

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