136. Eric Adams and Vimlendra Sharan Talk Food Policy Response, COVID-19

04/25/20 • 70 min

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Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)

Today on “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani interviews Eric Adams, President of Brooklyn Borough in N.Y.C., and Vimlendra Sharan, Director of the FAO Liaison Office for North America. They discuss how the pandemic is affecting our food supply chain and how the FAO is creating policies to ensure people have access to quality food during the pandemic.

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137. Nate Kleinman and Albie Miles on Community Food Sovereignty During COVID-19

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