Conference on Agriculture for Health

This Conference is jointly hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture (IHA). The Conference will lay critical groundwork on how agriculture and food systems can be better aligned to support outcomes around human health, environmental health, and economic vitality. Highlighting the importance of a systems-based approach to address challenges around reducing chronic disease, supporting a healthy environment, while ensuring profitability for producers, the conference will serve as a focal point for convening influential thought leaders. People from academia, government, private and nonprofit sectors are gathering together to kickoff conversations that will help to solve the ultimate grand challenge of balancing human health, environmental health, and economic vitality.

00:00 – Intro
9:15 – Solving the Ultimate Grand Challenge
37:20 – Identifying Research Priorities to Solve the Ultimate Grand Challenge
1:27:50 – Panel Discussion: Achieving Responsive Agriculture
2:50:53 – Addressing Food Security and Diet-related Diseases

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