The Geopolitics of Food Security
1:30 pm
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3:30 pm
Sec
The Geopolitics of Food Security
Work
Tuesday, 23 August
120
minutes
German
Supported by
Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management
The Covid pandemic, the short-term blockage of the Suez Canal and the current war in Ukraine exposed vulnerabilities in the global food system, especially with regards to production hubs, transportation routes and input costs including energy prices. Norbert Totschnig, Minister of Agriculture, will discuss geopolitical and security aspects of global food security with international experts as well as their respective responses to ensuring it.
Speaker
Beatrix Wepner
Scientist Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
Speaker
Wolfgang Burtscher
Director General - AGRI European Commission
Speaker
Martin Frick
Director WFP Global Office Germany
Speaker
Norbert Totschnig
Federal Minister Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management
Supported by
Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management
Speaker
Beatrix Wepner
Scientist Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
Speaker
Wolfgang Burtscher
Director General - AGRI European Commission
Speaker
Martin Frick
Director WFP Global Office Germany
Speaker