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COVID-19: Food Security in the Pandemic

WEBINAR

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COVID-19: Food Security in the Pandemic

Wednesday, May 27, 2020, 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM EDT

WEBINAR

Presented By

The New York Academy of Sciences

 


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The agricultural value chain—all that happens from farm to fork—is complex and its ability to put food on our tables can be affected by the pandemic in countless ways: the mobility of (often foreign) farmhands may be hampered by lockdowns. Equipment needed by agricultural workers (e.g. pesticide masks) may be in short supply. The need to redirect produce (e.g. from school canteens to supermarkets) can create scarcities or overstocks. As markets adjust to those, specific populations may be at greater risk than others: the closing of school lunches, or the shutting of restaurants and small shops, can create food deserts or affect the most vulnerable disproportionately. This webinar will deconstruct and explain the agricultural value chain, examine the mechanisms in place to assess its processes and dependencies, and identify how populations with special needs can be supported through this period.

In This Webinar, You'll Learn:

  • Factors that affect the food supply chain and how it affects our collective food security
  • Domestic and global angles of the food supply chain, including the current shocks and responses to disruptions
  • Identify how populations with special needs can be supported through this period

Access to Webinar Materials

A link to the eBriefing (video recording) of this Webinar will be available to all registrants within 30 days of the event date.  The eBriefing will be available to all registrants for 60 days following publication, after which it will revert to Member-only access. Not a Member? Join today.

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Moderator

Anna Herforth
Anna Herforth, PhD

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Speakers

John Newton
John Newton, PhD

American Farm Bureau Federation

Maximo Torero
Maximo Torero, PhD

Food and Agriculture Organization

Wednesday

May 27, 2020

11:30 AM

Welcome

Speaker

Megan Bourassa, Ph.D.
The New York Academy of Sciences
11:32 AM

Introduction

Speaker

Anna Herforth, PhD
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
11:37 AM

Impact of COVID-19 on the food and agricultural sector

Speaker

John Newton, Ph.D.
American Farm Bureau Federation

American Farm Bureau Federation’s Chief Economist, John Newton, will review the impact of COVID-19 on U.S. food production, prices and food security. Newton will also produce details on the CARES and HEROS relief packages and the food and agricultural-related provisions.

12:00 PM

Food systems under the post COVID-19 pandemic

Speaker

Maximo Torero, Ph.D.
Food and Agriculture Organization
12:25 PM

Moderator-led Q&A

Speaker

Anna Herforth, PhD
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
12:35 PM

Q&A from audience

Speaker

Anna Herforth, PhD
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health