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    From farm to table: Fixing the food supply chain

    Watch farmers, chefs, and food waste fighters discuss trying to fix problems within the food supply chain in the Farm to Table video series.

    By Devex Partnerships // 24 May 2021
    Watch chef Pierre Thiam discuss the responsibility of influencing people’s attitudes about food. Via YouTube

    Lack of water to irrigate crops, the impact of COVID-19, a broken food trading system — getting food from the farm to the table is more complicated than it seems.

    But it might not have to be.

    Watch Edina Mkolomi, a mother of five and farmer from the Iringa region in Tanzania, talk about the challenges and opportunities of taking care of her family while trying to grow and sell produce with the support of One Acre Fund.

    Part of our The Future of Food Systems series

    Find out how we can make food fair and healthy for all. Join the conversation using the hashtag #FoodSystems and visit our The Future of Food Systems page for more coverage.

    Meanwhile, in the Dominican Republic, learn how organic and Fairtrade certification can help banana producers to achieve a living wage — although real change will only happen when consumers pay for the cost of sustainable production, says Marike de Peña of Banelino, a banana farmers cooperative.

    Next, Rosa Rodríguez of Heifer International explains how her organization helped smallholder farmers provide fresh and healthy produce to local consumers in Ecuador, despite the coronavirus pandemic.

    In New York, Senegalese chef Pierre Thiam emphasizes the responsibility that chefs have to change consumers' opinions and tastes, and support food producers to grow crops that protect natural ecosystems and the environment.

    Finally, Padmanaban Gopalan of No Food Waste in Coimbatore shows how one person can start a movement. Collecting surplus food to feed people who are at risk of going hungry in southern India, the organization works with the Global FoodBanking Network and has grown to serve 16 cities.

    See the entire Farm to Table video series.

    Visit the Future of Food Systems series for more coverage on food and nutrition — and importantly, how we can make food fair and healthy for all. You can join the conversation using the hashtag #FoodSystems.

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