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2024 World Food Prize laureates Cary Fowler and Geoffrey Hawtin were honored for their life work protecting crop biodiversity at the Borlaug International Dialogue. We asked Fowler about the creation of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.Then, Jim Snee, CEO of Hormel, and his wife Tammy discuss Hormel's Hometown Food Security Project, and Manuel Otero, IICA director general, spoke on farmers' challenges to adopt new technology.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

During Climate Week NYC, Food Tank hosted a series of Summits to position food and agriculture as a key solution to the Climate Crisis. This episode features two conversations from these events. First, hear from John Kerry the 68th U.S. Secretary of State and former U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, moderated by John Piotti, President and CEO of American Farmland Trust. During their fireside chat, which was part of a Summit hosted by Food Tank and American Farmland Trust, they discuss the efforts to put food and agriculture front and center at the U.N. Climate Change Conference, how to hold onto current gains that support the health of the environment, and why the upcoming election is so important to the future of climate action. Then, Dani speaks with Dr. Cary Fowler, Special Envoy for Global Food Security at the U.S. Department of State, as part of an event hosted by Food Tank and the World Food Program USA. They discuss the tendency to underestimate the impacts of the climate crisis, the potential of the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils, and why we need bolder solutions. While you're listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

About 20 years ago, Cary Fowler and Geoffrey Hawtin wanted to prevent hunger and protect the world's food supply. The two men imagined a so-called “doomsday vault” for plant seeds. (A vault is a secure storage structure.) 大约 20 年前，卡里·福勒 (Cary Fowler) 和杰弗里·霍廷 (Geoffrey Hawtin) 希望防止饥饿并保护世界粮食供应。 两人想象了一个所谓的“末日金库”来存放植物种子。 （保险库是一种安全的存储结构。） Fowler and Hawtin's goal was to keep a supply of seeds safe if existing seed banks were threatened by war, climate change, or other crises. They decided to build their storage building into the side of a mountain north of the Arctic Circle. 福勒和霍廷的目标是在现有种子库受到战争、气候变化或其他危机威胁时确保种子供应安全。 他们决定将仓库建在北极圈以北的一座山的一侧。 “To a lot of people today, it sounds like a perfectly reasonable thing to do,” Fowler said from Saudi Arabia in an interview with the Associated Press. Seeds, he added, are a valuable natural resource that needs protection. “对于今天的很多人来说，这听起来是一件完全合理的事情，”福勒在沙特阿拉伯接受美联社采访时说。 他补充说，种子是一种宝贵的自然资源，需要保护。 But Fowler said: “Fifteen years ago, shipping a lot of seeds to the closest place to the North Pole that you can fly into (and) putting them inside a mountain…” did not sound reasonable. In his words, it was “…the craziest idea anybody ever had.” 但福勒说：“十五年前，将大量种子运送到距离北极最近的地方，你可以飞到（并）将它们放入山中……”听起来不太合理。 用他的话说，这是“……任何人曾经有过的最疯狂的想法。”Their idea became the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on the Norwegian island of Svalbard. The vault opened in 2008 and now holds 1.25 million seed samples from nearly every country in the world. The structure was built into the side of a mountain. It protects the seeds of over 6,000 kinds of agriculturally important plants. The Crop Trust website says: “Its purpose is to backup genebank collections to secure the foundation of our future food supply.” 他们的想法变成了位于挪威斯瓦尔巴群岛的斯瓦尔巴全球种子库。 该金库于 2008 年开放，目前保存着来自世界上几乎每个国家的 125 万份种子样本。 该结构建在山的一侧。 它保护 6,000 多种重要农业植物的种子。 农作物信托网站称：“其目的是备份基因库收藏，以确保我们未来粮食供应的基础。” Last week, Fowler and Hawtin were named the 2024 World Food Prize winners for their work. Fowler is now the U.S. special diplomat for global food security. Hawtin is an agricultural scientist from Britain. 上周，福勒和霍廷因其工作而被评为 2024 年世界粮食奖获得者。 福勒现任美国全球粮食安全特别外交官。 霍廷是一位来自英国的农业科学家。 They were named the winners of the yearly prize at the U.S. Department of State in Washington. Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised the men at the announcement for their “critical role in preserving crop diversity.” 他们被华盛顿美国国务院评为年度奖获得者。 国务卿安东尼·布林肯在宣布时赞扬了这些人“在保护作物多样性方面发挥的关键作用”。For many years, countries have created seed banks to store seeds for future use. But Fowler said he was concerned that climate change would cause disorder in agriculture. This would make the seed supply even more important. 多年来，各国建立了种子库来储存种子以供将来使用。 但福勒表示，他担心气候变化会导致农业混乱。 这将使种子供应变得更加重要。 Hawtin is an executive board member at the Global Crop Diversity Trust, an international nonprofit group. He said there were a lot of threats to crops in the past, such as insects, disease, land degradation, and political unrest. He said that climate change has made these problems worse. So, he and Fowler saw a need for additional secure seed storage. 霍廷是国际非营利组织全球作物多样性信托基金的执行董事会成员。 他说，过去农作物面临很多威胁，例如昆虫、疾病、土地退化和政治动荡。 他说，气候变化使这些问题变得更加严重。 因此，他和福勒认为需要额外安全的种子存储。 Hawtin explained that climate change is changing pests and diseases. He added, “Climate change is putting a whole lot of extra problems on what has always been significant ones.” 霍廷解释说，气候变化正在改变害虫和疾病。 他补充道，“气候变化给原本重大的问题带来了很多额外的问题。” Fowler and Hawtin said they hope winning the World Food Prize will help them raise more money for seed banks around the world. Operating them is not too costly. However, the financial support needs to continue forever. 福勒和霍廷表示，他们希望赢得世界粮食奖将帮助他们为世界各地的种子库筹集更多资金。 运营它们的成本并不太高。 然而，财政支持需要永远持续下去。 “This is really a chance to get that message out and say, look, this relatively small amount of money is our insurance policy -- our insurance policy that we're going to be able to feed the world in 50 years,” Hawtin said. 霍廷说：“这确实是一个传达信息的机会，你看，这笔相对较少的钱就是我们的保险单——我们的保险单是我们将能够在 50 年内养活全世界。” 。 Norman Borlaug established the World Food Prize. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his part in what is called the “Green Revolution.” That was a big effort to make crops more productive so the world's growing population would not go hungry. 诺曼·博洛格设立了世界粮食奖。 1970 年，他因在“绿色革命”中的贡献而获得诺贝尔和平奖。 这是为了提高农作物的产量而做出的巨大努力，这样世界上不断增长的人口就不会挨饿。 This fall, Fowler and Hawtin will accept the prize in Des Moines, Iowa, the city where the food prize foundation is based. They will also split the $500,000 award. This year's prize will be presented at the yearly Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue. The conference will be held in Des Moines from October 29 to the 31. 今年秋天，福勒和霍廷将在食品奖基金会所在地爱荷华州得梅因市领奖。 他们还将瓜分 50 万美元的奖金。 今年的奖项将在一年一度的诺曼·博洛格国际对话中颁发。 会议将于10月29日至31日在得梅因举行。

In this episode of Planet A, the ‘father' of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Cary Fowler, takes us on an extraordinary journey through his mission to safeguard the world's agricultural heritage. Placed deep in the Arctic, the Seed Vault stands as a global insurance, protecting millions of seed samples from the growing threats of climate change. Dr. Fowler shares his thoughts on the connection between food security and climate change, highlighting the importance of increasing diversity in crops to ensure their resilience against the changing climate. A problem which might be eased by what Dr. Fowler calls ‘Adapted Crops and Soils'.Dive into his perspective, including both optimism and caution, as he acknowledges the gravity of our planetary crisis yet reveals promising advancements that could pave the way to a hopeful, food-secure future.

Plus de 700 millions de personnes souffrent de la faim aujourd'hui. Selon des chercheurs américains, la demande mondiale en nourriture va augmenter de plus de 50% d'ici à 2050. Comment répondre à la demande, tout en s'adaptant au changement climatique ? Il y a un an, les États-Unis lançaient le programme VACS (Vision pour des cultures et des sols adaptés), qui prône un retour à des cultures traditionnelles. Cary Fowler, envoyé spécial des États-Unis pour la sécurité alimentaire, est l'invité d'Alexandra Brangeon. RFI : Il y a un an, les États-Unis ont lancé le programme VACS, Vision pour des cultures et des sols adaptés. De quoi s'agit-il ?Cary Fowler : Ce programme a pour objectif de travailler sur deux aspects fondamentaux de la sécurité alimentaire : les cultures et les sols. Si vous voulez assurer la sécurité alimentaire de façon durable, il faut que vous ayez une terre fertile et des variétés de plantes adaptées au changement climatique. Ce n'est pas le cas aujourd'hui en Afrique – un continent où les besoins sont parmi les plus importants et qui sera le continent le plus peuplé d'ici à la fin de ce siècle. Les terres en Afrique sont parmi les plus abimées et érodées au monde.Pourquoi cela ?La structure des sols est pauvre et certaines pratiques agricoles tendent à dégrader encore plus ces sols. Il y a de multiples raisons, mais vous ne pouvez pas mettre sur pied une agriculture productive et sur une longue durée avec des sols abimés et érodés. L'autre aspect est qu'il y a énormément de plantes originaires d'Afrique qui sont très nutritives et pourraient améliorer la nutrition et la santé des populations. Aujourd'hui, 40% de la population mondiale n'a pas les moyens d'avoir un repas équilibré. En Afrique, le pourcentage est de 80%. Et pourtant, il y a des plantes incroyables en Afrique. Le fonio, par exemple, qui est une céréale cultivée en Afrique de l'Ouest, et qui contient 10 fois plus de fer que du maïs. Si on pouvait augmenter la productivité, le rendement de ces cultures et les intégrer un peu plus dans le régime alimentaire des populations, on pourrait remédier aux problèmes de carences nutritionnelles et de retard de croissance chez les enfants. Il y a 50 ans, la Banque mondiale, le FMI poussaient au contraire les pays africains à cultiver une seule espèce pour l'exportation. Qu'est-ce qui a changé ?Nous avons tous pris conscience, et surtout les Africains, qu'il faut stimuler la productivité de ces cultures locales, tout en les rendant plus résilientes au climat. Et cela ne peut pas se faire avec de la monoculture. Nous ne disons pas aux agriculteurs africains de ne plus planter les aliments de base qu'ils cultivent habituellement, mais, qu'il faudrait diversifier la culture, avec plus de légumes et de fruits, qui sont indispensables, si nous voulons nous attaquer au problème de carence nutritionnelle. Dans certains pays africains, 20 à 30% des enfants de moins de cinq ans ont un retard de croissance, dont ils souffriront toute leur vie. Vous ne pouvez pas développer une société avec ce genre de handicap.Comment ce programme VACS va-t-il fonctionner ?Aujourd'hui, un certain nombre de scientifiques africains travaillent sur des programmes de recherche nationaux pour améliorer les cultures. Nous voulons soutenir ce travail qui consiste à croiser des plantes, afin d'améliorer leur rendement, leur résilience et réduire les problèmes liés aux maladies et d'animaux nuisibles.Vous parlez de croisement. Vous voulez dire des plantes génétiquement modifiées ?Probablement pas, car la plupart des pays africains n'autorisent pas les semences génétiquement modifiées ; ça coûte très cher. Nous voulons plutôt favoriser le croisement des plantes de façon traditionnelle, comme cela se fait depuis des siècles.Cela veut dire que les fermiers devront acheter ces semences ?Il y aura différents moyens mis en place pour que ces fermiers puissent accéder à ces semences. Des ONG seront impliquées dans le projet. Dans certains cas, ces semences seront mises à disposition gratuitement. Il sera peut-être demandé aux fermiers de mettre de côté une partie des semences récoltées pour être reversée au programme et être redistribuée à d'autres agriculteurs. Il y aura peut-être aussi des petites et moyennes entreprises qui vendront ces semences. Nous voulons valoriser ces produits, que cela devienne un marché plus porteur, ce qui encouragera les fermiers à cultiver ces plantes traditionnelles.Comment allez-vous convaincre ces agriculteurs de cultiver des plantes traditionnelles, après des décennies de monoculture ?Ce qui est intéressant, c'est que les agriculteurs n'ont jamais complètement abandonné ces cultures locales. Si elles ont été cultivées pendant 10 000 ans, c'est bien qu'il y a une raison. Nous voulons aider à ce que ces cultures soient plus rentables, plus compétitives sur le marché et qu'elles reprennent une place plus importante dans le régime alimentaire des gens.Cela fait un an que le programme a été lancé. Quelles ont été les réactions ? La réponse est plutôt positive. Le Fonds international pour le développement agricole des Nations Unies a mis en place une plateforme de financement pour ce projet. Nous avons reçu des fonds du Japon, des Pays-Bas, de la Grande-Bretagne, de la Norvège. Nous sommes ici pour discuter avec la France. Nous avons besoin de soutien politique, financier et technique. La France, par exemple, a des instituts de recherches de pointe qui pourrait aider ce programme.Vous le disiez, besoin de soutien politique, qu'en disent les pays africains que vous avez approchés ?L'Union africaine, elle-même, estime qu'il y a toujours eu un sous-investissement pour ces cultures locales. Mais, je pense que les pays africains réalisent qu'avec les différents problèmes, les retards de croissance infantile et plus généralement les carences nutritionnelles, il faut que les choses changent. Et avec ces plantes locales, ils ont la solution en main. Il y a donc il y a un soutien important pour ce genre d'initiative.

In January 2008, seeds began arriving at the world's first global seed vault, buried deep in a mountain on an Arctic island, 1,000km north of the Norwegian coast.The vault was built to ensure the survival of the world's food supply and agricultural history in the event of a global catastrophe.In 2019, Louise Hidalgo spoke to the man whose idea it was, Dr Cary Fowler.(Photo: Journalists and cameramen outside the entrance of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in 2008. Credit: Hakon Mosvold Larsen/AFP/Getty Images)

The US Special Envoy for Global Food Security has told FRANCE 24 that despite the increasing impact of climate change, all is not lost in cultivating crops – even in the world's worst-hit areas. Cary Fowler is in Paris to discuss how food security can be achieved by ensuring good soil and by growing the right, ideally indigenous plants. He says that while this might seem obvious, it is often forgotten, and that the world needs to begin building a more resilient crop base for the future. He spoke to FRANCE 24's Stuart Norval in Perspective.

On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Dr. Cary Fowler, Special Envoy for Global Food Security at the U.S. Department of State about the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils, an initiative that aims to boost agricultural productivity and nutrition by developing diverse, climate-resilient crop varieties and building healthy soils. They discuss the promise of “opportunity crops,” how the initiative is trying to kickstart a new way of thinking, and why it's so important for VACS to go back to basics with a focus on crops and healthy, fertile soils. While you're listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

The State Department is a large government agency handling matters around the world. One of those issues is food security and what can happen when focus drifts on the issue. Dr. Cary Fowler, a special envoy for global food security for the United States State Department, is a return guest to the Borlaug Dialogue at the World Food Prize and has connection to its founder, Dr. Norman Borlaug.

Welcome to Episode 145 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, we talk with the U.S. Department of State's Special Envoy for Global Food Security about what it will take to meet global food needs in 2050. The episode also includes a discussion about how farmers can save thousands of dollars on their taxes, through IRS-approved tax-saving plans offered by BASE. Resources mentioned in this episode: Learn about BASE tax-saving plans available to Iowa Farm Bureau members Dr. Cary Fowler, Special Envoy for Global Food Security with the U.S. Department of State Register for Iowa Farm Bureau's Farm/Ag Business Marketing + Branding Workshop Series

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Ao discursar na reunião ministerial da Segurança Alimentar Global - Chamada à Ação, em Nova York (EUA), na quarta-feira (18), o ministro da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento, Marcos Montes, defendeu o livre-comércio na agricultura, de modo a promover a prosperidade e contribuir com a luta contra a fome e a má-nutrição mundial. Marcos Montes disse que é preciso estimular um ambiente de negócios que permita um fluxo desimpedido do comércio internacional de alimentos e insumos. Marcos Montes representa o Brasil no evento, organizado pelo Departamento de Estado dos Estados Unidos, que reúne ministros de mais de 30 países na sede da Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU), em Nova York. O objetivo é identificar os principais desafios e mobilizar ações para enfrentar a insegurança alimentar global. Os impactos do conflito na Ucrânia foram lembrados por representantes de diversos países no evento. Segundo o ministro brasileiro, os efeitos da guerra desestruturaram profundamente as cadeias globais de suprimentos de commodities, fazendo com que insumos essenciais, como os fertilizantes, fiquem expostos ao risco da escassez e da alta de preços. O ministro disse que o Brasil está ciente de sua responsabilidade como fornecedor confiável de alimentos de qualidade, pois é um dos únicos países do mundo capazes de aumentar sua produção sem incorporar novas áreas à atividade produtiva. No entanto, o sucesso do modelo brasileiro depende da integração das diversas cadeias produtivas de insumos e de produção de alimentos. Mais cedo, Marcos Montes teve reuniões bilaterais com o Enviado Especial do Departamento de Estado para a Segurança Alimentar Global, Cary Fowler , e com a Vice-Secretária Geral das Nações Unidas, Amina Mohamed. Nos encontros, ele ressaltou a disposição do Brasil em cooperar no contexto da atual crise de segurança alimentar. Montes também destacou o papel da ONU, juntamente com a FAO e outras agências, de promover um fluxo desimpedido de alimentos e insumos, não apenas comercial, mas também humanitário.

Epost: Laernorsknaa@gmail.com Teksten til episoden: https://laernorsknaa.com/60-svalbard-globale-frokvelv/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/laernorsknaa Twitter: https://twitter.com/MariusStangela1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxdRJ5lW2QlUNRfff-ZoE-A/videos Det globale frøkvelvet på Svalbard var Noregs gove til verda. Det blei kalla for dommedagskvelvet. Eit kvelv er eit rom som er sikra godt mot ver, vind, brann og innbrot. Det er laga for å vera trygt. Det som skal vera inni eit kvelv skal vera trygt. Frøkvelvet på Svalbard er eit bygg som oppevarar frø frå heile verda slik at det skal vera trykt, sjølv om morplanten døyr. Sjølv om krig, klimaendringar eller terror skulle øydeleggje ein plante eller andre genlager, så skulle desse frøa vera trygge på Svalbard. Genbanken på Svalbard skal gjera at me tar vare på mangfaldet vårt, sjølv om noko drastisk skulle skje. Det gjer det mogleg å byggja seg opp igjen. Det er difor det heiter dommedagskvelvet. Kvelvet skal sikra oss mot dommedag. Svalbard er ei øy som ligg nord for Noreg. Den ligg ca. 600 kilometer nord for fastlands-Noreg. Øya er på storleik med Troms og Finnmark, men litt mindre. Det bur omlag 3000 menneskje på Svalbard, og nesten av alle av dei bur i Longyearbyen. Svalbard ligg veldig langt nord. Longyearbyen ligg heile 78 grader nord. For å samanlikna så er det like langt nord som morddelen av Grønland. Grunnen til at det globale frøkvelvet er lagt her er at det er permafrost i bakken heile året. Permafrost tyder at det er frost i bakken heile året. Frø klarar seg best når dei er frosne. Det gjer at sjølv om straumen skulle ryke i kvelvet, så vil det vera frost der. Frøa vil vera frosne sjølv om straumen ryk. Ein annan grunn til å ha dette kvelvet på Svalbard er at det ligg ganske isolert til, samtidig som det er godt utbygd infrastruktur for å koma seg der frå Noreg. Svalbard er dermed eit usannsynleg mål i ein global krig, konflikt eller terrormål. Det er altså lett nok å frakta frøa der, men ligg samtidig isolert og avsidesliggjande til. Ein annan grunn til å ha det på Svalbard er at øya ikkje er hyppig utsett for jordskjelv eller andre naturkatastrofar. Det er altså ein kald, fredeleg og litt isolert stad som passar godt for å halda ting sikre. Det var Cary Fowler som foreslo genbanken på Svalbard. Han var ein amerikansk professor ved Universitetet for miljø- og biovitskap på Ås, ein stad litt sør for Oslo. I 2004 reiste han til Svalbard og innsåg at dette ville vera ein perfekt stad for å lagra frø frå ulike delar av verda. Sidan me ikkje veit kva slags plantar som kjem til å tåla klimaendringar og framtidas sjukdommar best, er det greitt å ha eit slikt lagar tilgjengeleg. Det fantes allereie slike genbankar rundt omkring, men mange av dei var sårbare. Dei var truga av krig, naturkatastrofar og dårleg drift. Mange ønska ein trygg stad å lagra sikkerheitskopiar av alle frøa. Svalbard var perfekt ettersom det er fredeleg, kaldt og har stabil straumforsyning. Fowler foreslo å byggja ein slik genbank på Svalbard. Dette blei godt motteke i Noreg. Noreg ønskte å bruka dette til å styrka ryktet sitt. Prosjektet blei skildra som ein måte å styrka og bevara Noregs integritet og truverd. Truverd vil seie kor mykje noko eller nokon er til å stola på. I tillegg ville ein at genbanken skulle gje positiv merksemd til Noreg og Svalbard.

Join Dr. Quave as she chats with leading agricultural scientist, Dr. Cary Fowler, about the importance of seed banking and conserving crop diversity.  Ever heard of the “Doomsday Seed Vault”? Though it may sound like something out of a sci-fi thriller – this important gene bank where millions of seeds are stored in a tunnel carved into the arctic ice – is 100% real. Tune in to this episode of Foodie Pharmacology to learn why saving seeds is key to the future of global food production in a changing climate.  ABOUT OUR GUEST Dr. Cary Fowler is an agriculturalist and former executive director of the Crop Trust, whose mission is to ensure "the conservation and availability of crop diversity for food security worldwide.” He’s best known for his work with the Svalbard Global Seed Vault – sometimes called the doomsday vault in the media. Cary’s work was the subject of a 2013 documentary film entitled Seeds of Time and his book Seeds on Ice: Svalbard and the Global Seed Vault describes the efforts to conserve crop biodiversity before it’s too late. *** ABOUT FOODIE PHARMACOLOGY  Now in Season 2 with sixty episodes! Tune in to explore the food-medicine continuum with Dr. Cassandra Quave as she meets with award-winning authors, chefs, scientists, farmers and experts on the connections between food and health. New episodes release every Monday! Like the show? Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts and share your favorite episodes with your friends!  *** PODCAST DESCRIPTION: Have you ever wondered where your food comes from? Not just where it’s grown today, but where it originally popped up in the world? Have you ever bit into a delicious ripe fruit and wondered, hey – why is it this color? What’s responsible for this amazing flavor? Is this good for my health? Could it even be medicinal? Foodie Pharmacology is a science podcast built for the food curious, the flavor connoisseurs, chefs, science geeks, plant lovers and adventurous taste experimenters out in the world! Join American ethnobotanist Dr. Cassandra Quave on this adventure through history, medicine, cuisine and molecules as she explores the amazing pharmacology of our foods.  *** SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW:  Subscribe to Foodie Pharmacology on Apple Podcasts for audio and the TeachEthnobotany YouTube Channel to see full video of new episodes. You can also find more than 50 episodes of the show at https://foodiepharmacology.com/ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @foodiepharma or on Facebook at "Foodie Pharmacology with Cassandra Quave"  *** PODCAST REVIEWS:  “You are what you eat — and what you listen to. Dr. Quave combines science with food, culture and history in this enjoyable, educational podcast.”--Carol on Facebook Page Reviews  “We have needed this podcast for a long time. Dr. Quave's willingness to share her knowledge of plant usage and history make these podcasts interesting and helpful. The interviews from around the world are always loaded with information. Waiting on a new episode.every week.”--Alan on Apple Podcasts Reviews  “Great podcast about favorite foods! If you love food, you will love this podcast! Dr. Quave makes the science behind the food approachable and easy to understand. Love it!”--Liz on Apple Podcasts Reviews  “Dr Quave is amazingly informative. I could listen to her talk all day. And thanks to these podcasts I can! Thank you!”-- Wendy on Facebook Page Reviews  “Fascinating and entertaining! Dr. Quave is not just one of the foremost experts on the subject, she is also an incredibly gifted teacher and storyteller. I highly recommend Foodie Pharmacology to anyone with any interest in the subject.”-- John on Facebook Page Reviews  “Dr. Quave is a brilliant scientist and storyteller, which makes this program both entertaining and accessible!”-- Ernest on Facebook Page Reviews  “Dr. Quave is my go to source for all things Ethnobotany. Her new podcast is a great way to learn about plants and their many uses, ranging from food to medicine and so much more. I can’t wait for the newest episode!”--Paul on Apple Podcasts Reviews  

September 10, 2002. Thieves have broken into basements in two cities in Afghanistan to steal plastic containers. Those containers were holding seeds – extremely vital seeds. But the thieves didn’t want the seeds and so they dump them. With that, a critical natural resource, one of the most important on Earth, is lost forever. Today, we are in a race to save the world’s seeds. How has an international coalition of scientists worked to conserve the world’s seeds? And why might they be the key to protecting the future of humanity?Thank you to our guest, Cary Fowler, former executive director for the Global Crop Trust and one of the founders of the Global Seed Vault. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Labor Day holiday here in the United States is a time to remember the contributions of the everyday workers to the building of our country, and to tip our hats to the labor movement.  The first week in September is the point in time to remember other things as well – the unofficial end of summer, the start of school, and the moment where it becomes gauche to wear white in the traditional fashion universe.  Having come from Eastern stock, there's more than a little of that last traditional part built into Elara's mental dress code (okay, so maybe not just in dress).But tradition vs. the move forward is kind of a tough one.  Do we remember why we start to do things a certain way, and stay that way, or do we jump into the future full tilt?  Is improvement really improvement, or do we not even know that until years later when we can't undo it?  Advances worked beautifully with the Improved Meyer Lemon, but not so much with DDT.  Progress and adaptation to new conditions are important, and in the world of agriculture that can mean huge opportunities to stand out, but also many difficulties for heritage breeds and seeds.  So we've decided, why can't we have both the old and the new?  Remember the past and keep it alive and intact, but adapt for the future.  It seems like that way might hold better options for us, in case we need to take the proverbial Mulligan.  After all, the agricultural “improvement” in this fashion statement analogy might turn out to be something like the infamous DayGlo trend…a little less permanent a forward change than we want it to be.  P.S.  RIP, Northgate.  I'll keep the Omneykey ULTRA, so we have it for the apocalypse.  They sure don't make ‘em like they used to. Links:https://time.com/5658699/white-after-labor-day/ https://www.thurrott.com/forums/general-discussion/hardware/thread/northgate-omnikey-ultra-keyboard-first-look https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northgate_Computers http://www.americanbuckeyepoultryclub.com/ http://www.americanbuckeyeclub.org/Home_Page.html http://www.americanbuckeyepoultryclub.com/BuckeyeHistory2.html https://livestockconservancy.org/index.php/heritage/internal/buckeye-chicken https://www.bing.com/search?q=politics+definition&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&ghc=1&pq=politics+definition&sc=8-19&sk=&cvid=BFA27DF6FDC04ACEB48DA00BC2A07606 https://www.caryfowler.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_Fowler https://www.milkingdevons.org/ https://www.honeyhilldevons.com/ https://www.facebook.com/americanmilkingdevoncattleassociation/?ref=py_c https://reddevonusa.com/devon_cattleSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/agriCulturePodcast)

Olympics to Happen Next Summer in Tokyo (0:29)Guest: David Wallechinsky, President of the International Society of Olympic HistoriansThere will be no 16 days of glory this summer in Tokyo. For the first time in modern Olympic history, the games have been postponed to next summer. Three other times the Olympics were canceled – and it took a world war for that to happen. Ebola Epidemic Is Almost Over, but That Doesn't Mean We Should Celebrate (19:49)Guest: Trish Newport, Emergency Coordinator for the Ebola response in DRC, Doctors Without BordersThe Ebola epidemic may be almost over – the last patient with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was recently released. This outbreak has been going on since August 2018, with more than 3,000 cases and 2,000 deaths. Trish Newport's not so sure we should celebrate – she says Ebola may be ending not because of international humanitarian efforts, but despite them. Evidence to Impact (36:52)Guest: Michael Donovan, Director of Policy and Outreach, Administrative Data Accelerator, Penn State UniversityThe coronavirus pandemic is giving us a real-world look at the importance of academics and policymakers working together. Researchers at universities around the world are studying the virus and data of its spread. Government officials are making the decisions about what to shut down and where to send resources. Often there's a disconnect between policymakers and academics, though. Why Do Most New Virus Outbreaks Start in Asia and Africa? (50:38)Guest: Suresh Kuchipudi, Professor of Virology, Penn State UniversityThe virus that causes COVID-19 first emerged in China. Scientists believe it jumped from a bat to some other animal that was for sale in a live animal market, where it jumped into a human and began its global spread. That this virus emerged in Asia is not surprising. SARS, MERS, and Ebola all emerged in Asia and Africa. Plastic Roads Provide a New Solution to Handling Waste (1:09:29)Guest: Toby McCartney, Founder and CEO of MacRebur, The Plastic Roads CompanyWe're in a plastic crisis. Not only is plastic ending up everywhere – in the ocean, in our food – but when we recycle in the US, it doesn't always make a difference. A lot of recycling ends up in a landfill. Toby McCartney has a novel idea that could help – reusing plastic to make roads. “Doomsday” Vault to Protect the Earth's Food Supply (1:25:09)Guest: Cary Fowler, Ph.D., Founder of the Svalbard Seed Vault and Author of the Book “Seeds on Ice: Svalbard and the Global Seed Vault.”I'm thinking a lot about contingency plans right now – as I'm sure you are. Times of crisis tend to steer our thoughts in that direction. More than a decade ago, plant scientist Cary Fowler came up with a contingency plan for the world's crop diversity. The result is an underground vault on a Norwegian island not far from the North Pole. Inside are hundreds of millions of frozen seeds.

David Wallechinsky, International Society of Olympic Historians on the Olympics being postponed. Trish Newport of Doctors Without Borders on the end of Ebola. Michael Donovan, Penn State Univ, on evidence to impact. Suresh Kuchipudi of Penn State Univ on the origins of pandemics. Toby McCartney of MacRebur, on plastic roads. Cary Fowler, author of “Seeds on Ice: Svalbard and the Global Seed Vault.” on seed vaults.

     Unless it adds to context, we're not usually name droppers.  Okay, maybe sometimes when we're really excited about an interview (Temple Grandin) or person (Isabella Rossellini) that has used his or her power for good (Phillip Sponenberg), or maybe someone (Harvey Blackburn) that has done great things in their field of study (Cary Fowler) for the planet as a whole (One more?  No – that would be too much).     But here, we're going to shamelessly use proper nouns, and our guests pretty much fit into all of our name-drop categories.  What is the topic?  Plants.  Yep – humble little things that they are, they're pretty much at the top of the list, as far as organisms of planetary importance are concerned.  They make air for us, remove waste for us, feed us - the little things.  Here are two gentlemen who probably know more than almost anyone in this field (yes, that was on purpose).     Our guests today are Dr. Peter Raven and Dr. Ari Novy, who got together with us to talk about their past and future work in the fields of botany, biodiversity, conservation, and concepts relating to plants and animals on our planet.  We also talk about how the world is changing and how plants are changing with it, just like the rest of us.     So here's the name-drop part, which is only a fraction of the collective experience of our guests:Missouri Botanical Garden.  UC Berkeley.  UCLA.  Stanford.  Pontifical Academy of Sciences.  The Vatican.  The Pope (bunches of them).  The Sierra Club.  The White House.  National Academy of Sciences.  National Geographic.San Diego Botanic Garden.  NYU.  Rutgers.  U.S. Botanic Garden.  Washington DC.  Smithsonian.  National Museum of Natural History.  White House Council of Environmental Quality.     Dr. Peter Raven.  Dr. Ari Novy.  Maybe we are name droppers now.   You have to admit, with these two very accomplished men, those are some names worth dropping.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agriCulturePodcast)

On this Memorial Day we'd like to post a short interview with Dr. Cary Fowler and a story of remarkable bravery.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agriCulturePodcast)

We had the great pleasure to interview Dr. Cary Fowler at his Over the River Farm in upstate New York. Dr. Fowler is perhaps best known as the "father" of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, described by former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as an "inspirational symbol of peace and food security for the entire humanity." The Seed Vault provides ultimate security for more than 850,000 unique crop varieties, the raw material for all future plant breeding and crop improvement efforts. He proposed the creation of this Arctic facility to Norway, headed the international committee that developed the plan for its establishment, and now chairs the international council that oversees its operations. He was gracious enough to spend the day with us and discuss his farm, heritage breed animals, biodiversity and of course seeds.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agriCulturePodcast)

In this fun and interactive episode, Joanie Cooper, Shaun Shepherd, and Franki Baccellieri of the Temperate Orchard Conservancy (TOC) share their passion for preserving varieties of fruit that would otherwise likely be extinct. As members of the Home Orchard Society, Joanie, Shaun, and Franki share a love for growing, exploring, and protecting fruit. When mutual friend Nick Botner was no longer able to care for his own collection of over 4500 apple varieties, Joanie, Shaun, and Franki knew they had to take action. In 2011, they began cloning the apple trees and in 2012 the TOC was born and is now located at Almaty Farm in Molalla, Oregon.Now, TOC has the largest private collection of distinct apple varieties in the world, and has gained international attention. Cary Fowler of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault even provided TOC grants to provide fencing, a well, irrigation, and other construction needs.As a fun bonus, I was able to try some varieties of apples on the episode that I never even knew existed. I hope you enjoy this episode and check out the work Temperate Orchard Conservancy is doing!http://www.temperateorchardconservancy.org/Support the show (https://www.thejoyfulrobertsgroup.com/get-started)

In January 2008, seeds began arriving at the world's first global seed vault, buried deep inside a mountain on an Arctic island a-thousand kilometres north of the Norwegian coast. The vault was built to ensure the survival of the world's food supply and its agricultural history in the event of a global catastrophe. Louise Hidalgo has been speaking to the man whose idea it was, American agriculturalist Cary Fowler.(Photo: journalists and cameramen outside the entrance of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault that was officially opened on 26th February 2008. Credit: Hakon Mosvold Larsen/AFP/Getty Images)

Dr. Cary Fowler former Head of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Founder of the Seed Vault and Author of Seeds on Ice talks saving the future of agriculture diversity. The importance of saving agricultural DNA for the future of our planet and beyond has been a priority of Dr. Fowlers for … Continue reading The Seed Vault on Saving the Future of Agriculture Diversity →

Some scientists say we're in a new geological age where humans are having an unprecedented impact on Earth. This hour, TED speakers ask what this means for the future of our planet, and our species. Guests include paleontologists Kenneth Lacovara and Peter Ward, environmental writer Emma Marris, and biodiversity archivist Cary Fowler. (Original broadcast date: September 30, 2016.)

In this week’s special episode, I had the honour of speaking with Dr. Cary Fowler, the “father” of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Cary has been working to preserve crop diversity for over four decades, he is the former Executive Director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, and has been described by former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon as an “inspirational symbol of peace and food security for the entire humanity”. His work is a true inspiration for agriculturalists, archivists and environmentalists across the globe.    We discuss:  What crop diversity means and why it’s the most important natural resource on Earth Why sustaining crop diversity and saving seeds are vital as we brace for climate change The history and role of seed banks and why they are under threat How the Global Crop Diversity Trust is spearheading global efforts to protect seed banks  Why the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is the most important room in the world Cary’s final words of wisdom    Links: Cary Fowler (2016) Seeds on Ice: Svalbard and the Global Seed Vault  Cary Fowler (1990) Shattering: Food, Politics, and the Loss of Genetic Diversity  Cary Fowler TED Talk: One seed at a time, protecting the future of food  GoPro Cause Documentary ’Forever Securing World Food Supply with Crop Trust’  Seeds of Time Documentary 

Welcome to episode eleven of the Climate, Mind and Behavior Podcast. Each episode, we’ll explore groundbreaking intersections between climate change, resilience, contemplative practice and human behavior. Deep inside an arctic mountain on a remote island off Norway is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Known by many as a frozen “Garden of Eden” and “Noah’s Ark” of plant life, it’s a bunker filled… The post Ep 11: A Frozen Garden of Eden with Dr. Cary Fowler appeared first on Garrison Institute.

There are things you should be very afraid of. According to security expert Juliette Kayyem, terrorism isn’t one of them. But science writer Annalee Newitz tells us that mass extinction is. Plus, our seeds are becoming less diverse. Conservationist Cary Fowler says this is something you should care about, if you consider eating crucial to your health.

Cary Fowler thinks we might be in trouble. But he’s got a solution. A tiny, tiny solution.

Trish Kerlé hosts speaks with the former executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust.

Tune into a brand new episode of What Doesn't Kill You as Katy Keiffer is joined by Sandy McLeod, director of Seeds of Time. Seeds of Time is a documentary about preserving our agricultural heritage, featuring Dr. Cary Fowler, a pioneer in identifying the global threat to food security posed by losing seed diversity.

Tune into a brand new episode of What Doesn't Kill You as Katy Keiffer is joined by Sandy McLeod, director of Seeds of Time. Seeds of Time is a documentary about preserving our agricultural heritage, featuring Dr. Cary Fowler, a pioneer in identifying the global threat to food security posed by losing seed diversity.

Pat Mooney addresses the National Farmers Union on how small farmer can get through climate change with bio diversity and saving heritage seeds. The author or co-author of several books on the politics of biotechnology and biodiversity, Pat Mooney received the Right Livelihood Award with Cary Fowler in the Swedish Parliament in 1985. In 1998 Mooney received the Pearson Medal of Peace from Canada’s Governor General. He also received the American "Giraffe Award" given to people "who stick their necks out". Pat Mooney has no university training, but is widely regarded as an authority on agricultural biodiversity and new technology issues. Mooney’s more recent work has focused on geoengineering, nanotechnology, synthetic biology and global governance of these technologies as well as corporate involvement in their development. ETC has offices in Canada, the United States, and Mexico; and works closely with CSO partners around the world.    

Wheat has, since the dawn of agriculture, been especially treasured amongst all of the food crops, and is now the most widely cultivated food plant on the planet. However, the relationship between humans and wheat has changed a great deal in recent times.With a high-profile documentary film, 'The Grain Divide', about to go on global release, Dan Saladino discovers a worldwide movement of farmers, bakers and breeders rethinking and rediscovering wheat - from long-lost varieties and flavours to re-imagining the future of our relationship with this grain.The film's Director, JD McLelland, explains how his film aims to change perceptions of wheat - and why this matters. Dan also talks to one of the stars of the film, chef Dan Barber - who's breeding a new variety of wheat named Barber Wheat, and is leading the charge to look again at the taste of wheat.On the archipelago of Svalbard, far north of the northernmost point of mainland Norway, is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Tunneled into the permafrost there lies a store of seeds like no other - which serves as a 'backup' facility, with samples from every country in the world. It houses the largest collection of wheat varieties on the planet. Dr Cary Fowler, who helped to set up the seed vault - reveals about the role wheat's past has to play in our future.Dan also meets Andy Forbes from Brockwell Bake, sourdough specialist Vanessa Kimbell and author of "Our Daily Bread - A History of the Cereals" - Professor Åsmund Bjørnstad... as well as Gotland farmer Curt Niklasson, whose life has been changed forever by the contents of a wooden treasure chest.Presenter: Dan Saladino Producer: Rich Ward.

Next month in St. Petersburg, Vladimir Putin will host the G-8 Summit, a gathering of the world's most highly-industrialized nations. Russia's inclusion originally was promoted as a means of "integration" into the western world after the Cold War. As the US prepares the summit, relations between the two countries are going sour. Presidents Bush and Putin are friendly, but Vice President Cheney has been publicly critical of Russia's democracy and its power plays with gas and oil. Has Russia given up on its effort to integrate with the West? Has European dependence on Russian resources given Putin extraordinary new power despite his country's military decline? We talk to experts in Moscow and the US about what to expect when it comes to Iran and other contentious issues. Making News: Prosecutor Urges Death Penalty for SaddamAt the trial of Saddam Hussein today, the chief prosecutor called for the death penalty. Scott Peterson is in Baghdad, covering the story for the Christian Science Monitor. He offers both an update on the trial and on the search for three missing America servicemen.Reporter's Notebook: Global Crop Seeds to Be Locked in Arctic VaultMany food crops around the world already are in danger of becoming extinct. Climate change or an asteroid strike could bring an end to them all. So, the "doomsday vault" is being built to safeguard enough seeds to resurrect the world's vegetation. Today, the prime ministers of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland laid the cornerstone near Longearbyen, Norway, inside the Arctic Circle. Cary Fowler is Executive Secretary of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, which will run the vault.