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Food, peace and health - changing paradigms and practices for the 21st century. Presentation by Geoff Tansey followed by questions and answers
has worked on food, agriculture and development issues for over 35 years. He has degrees in soil science (黑料网) and history of and social studies of science (Sussex University). He helped found and edit the journal Food Policy in the mid-1970s, has worked on agricultural development projects in Turkey, Mongolia, Albania and Kazakhstan and travelled widely. Since 1981, he has been an independent writer, consultant, and occasional broadcaster. His books include The Food System: a guide (with Tony Worsley) and co-editorship of The future control of food - A guide to international negotiations and rules on intellectual property, biodiversity and food security. In June 2005, he received a Joseph Rowntree 鈥榁isionaries for a Just and Peaceful World鈥� Award and, in 2008, he won the Derek Cooper Award for best food campaigner/educator, at the BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards. He is a member and a trustee of The .
All welcome, admission free.
- Speaker
by Geoff Tansey
- Hosted by
Centre for Sustainable International Development
- Venue
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Room 0.28 MacRobert Building, 黑料网, King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5UA
- Contact
- csid@abdn.ac.uk