Pretty interesting 20-minute talk from Dennis Dimick, National Geographic Magazine’s Executive Editor for the Environment. NatGeo will be launching a Year of Food in May 2014, and I’m guessing that some family farms will be involved. While I’m not a betting man, I’ll offer two wagers:
- NatGeo will reach, and influence, more people than FAO.
- NatGeo will not explain the difference between oca and potato.
In case you’re wondering, I do believe those are oca at 16’43” in.
Near the end, Dimick says “maybe we just need to grow more farmers”. Now there’s a thought …