Charles (Charlie) Stenholm, former congressman from Texas, discusses why we need to have education and dialogue in order to address the challenges we face as with a growing population in regards to food production. Food demand is forecast to double by 2050. How this demand is to be met while protecting natural resources is one significant challenge. How this demand is to be met while protecting natural resources poses significant challenges. There are no simple or singular answers.
The Farm Foundation's Dialogue Project is designed to promote the conversations needed to begin addressing those challenges today. Dialogue Project activities are opportunities to share perspectives, learn how others view the issues and identify the commonalities that may be the building blocks for solutions.
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