Event Details

Global food prices peaked in March earlier this year, reaching levels not seen since 2007-2008. Fueled by conflict, climate change, energy price hikes, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the War in Ukraine, the global food system has proven to be increasingly unstable and vulnerable to shocks. Today some 828 million people face moderate to severe food insecurity, a figure that has risen steadily since 2014. This panel discussion explores the roots of the current crisis, its dynamics in the US and other countries, as well as the alternatives for moving forward. Please join us for this unique event.

Bill Moseley, DeWitt Wallace Professor of Geography and Director of the Program for Food, Agriculture & Society, Macalester College

Panelists:

Sophia Murphy, Executive Director, Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy

Metin Cakir, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Minnesota

Paul Rogé, Senior International Program Officer, McKnight Foundation

A light lunch will be available from 11:30