Undercurrents
Undercurrents is a regular podcast series featuring interviews with Chatham House experts - and others - about the critical underlying issues which are shaping modern society. Hosted by staff from across the institute, each episode goes in-depth on a topic, looking beyond the news to explore the issues shaping global politics.
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Apr 18, 2019
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will elect a new director-general in June. The FAO is a central plank of the UN system. Its leader frames the thinking on food and agriculture globally and influences policy on almost any issue to do with what food we produce and eat.
This week Ben and Agnes meet up with Tim Benton, Distinguished Visiting Fellow in the Energy, Environment and Resources Department at Chatham House, to discuss the future of the global food system. Tim explains the challenges involved in providing sufficient and sustainable food in a globalised world, and why the new director-general of the FAO will have such a pivotal role to play.
Read the Expert Comment:
A Better UK Food Policy Requires Better Government
Credits:
Hosts: Ben Horton and Agnes Frimston
Editors: Ben Horton and Agnes Frimston
Sound Editor: Jamie Reed
Record and produced at Chatham House, London