Agroecology Uprooted Episode Five: System Change — Policy Pathways for Food System Transformation
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Lilly Richard
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Summary
This is the final episode of the "Agroecology Uprooted" podcast series, exploring how to transform food systems to enable large-scale agroecological transitions. The episode features insights from Sophia Murphy, Ernesto Mendez, and Raj Patel discussing policy changes that support agroecology and what is needed to implement them. The content is presented as a podcast episode available on multiple platforms.
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In the final episode of Agroecology Uprooted, hear from Sophia Murphy, Ernesto Mendez, and Raj Patel on some of the policy changes that help agroecology thrive, and what it takes to make them happen.
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