Improving Food Systems: The Case of the Banana
The banana is an interesting case study. It is the world’s most popular fruit, yet it could very soon go missing from our store shelves due to a disease we’ve seen once before—leaving a large nutritional and economic hole in our society. The banana helps tell the story of how biotech is a key tool in strengthening our food systems to make our favorite foods more resilient, more sustainable, and more accessible.
I AM BIO · Vestaron, Betsy Booren, Consumer Brands Association, Anna Rath, Tom Vilsack, Dan Koeppel, Secretary Tom Vilsack
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The banana is an interesting case study. It is the world’s most popular fruit, yet it could very soon go missing from our store shelves due to a disease we’ve seen once before—leaving a large nutritional and economic hole in our society. The banana helps tell the story of how biotech is a key tool in strengthening our food systems to make our favorite foods more resilient, more sustainable, and more accessible.
Featuring interviews with:
Anna Rath, President & CEO and Director of Vestaron
Dan Koeppel, author of Banana: The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World
Betsy Booren, SVP of Regulatory and Technical Affairs at the Consumer Brands Association
Tom Vilsack, Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture