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507. MAHA Commission Folds to Big Ag, Global Action on Pesticides, and a Conversation with Jane Wamatu on Animal Agriculture for Community Empowerment

Author
Danielle Nierenberg
Published
Thu 11 Sep 2025
Episode Link
https://foodtalk.libsyn.com/507-maha-commission-folds-to-big-ag-global-action-on-pesticides-and-a-conversation-with-jane-wamatu-on-animal-agriculture-for-community-empowerment

On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Dr. Jane Nyaranga Ambuku Wamatu, a Senior Small Ruminant Nutritionist at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). They discuss the role that animal agriculture plays in regenerative food systems, how scientists can work alongside farmers to develop resilience, and training youth to become agri-preneurs.

Plus hear about what’s in the latest report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission, what new findings reveal about women’s role in sub-Saharan food and agriculture systems, the devastation caused by heavy rains in India and Pakistan, and hopeful news on pesticide regulation.

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