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Future Food Systems: An Interview with Emmy Simmonds

By Natalie Sessions and Emily Mates on 4 January 2021

In this podcast Natalie Sessions (ENN Senior Nutritionist) and Emily Mates (ENN Technical Director) talk to Emmy Simmonds, a member of the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition.

The Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition published its new Report, Food Systems: For people, our planet and prosperity on the 29th September 2020. The report brings together a substantial body of evidence to guide policymakers and others, particularly those in LMICs, in making the transition to food systems which provide sustainable, healthy diets for all. 

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