Oh Crop! Food Systems Podcast
Oh Crop! Food Systems Podcast
Podcast Description
Oh Crop! explores the urgent connections between environmental justice, climate change, and public health through the lens of food systems.
Join host Kat Morgan, MPH for conversations with leading researchers, farmers, activists, and changemakers who are reimagining how we grow, distribute, and think about food. We dig into the root causes of our food system's biggest challenges and spotlight the innovative solutions sprouting around the world. Whether you're a sustainability professional, climate advocate, or simply someone who eats—there's something here for you.
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The podcast focuses on a variety of topics including climate resilience, food sovereignty, and health equity, with specific episodes addressing issues such as global food aid crises, the role of agroecology in Africa, and the intersection of climate science and food systems. For example, Episode 16 features Catherine Bertini discussing a fundamental rethinking of global food aid, while Episode 15 highlights Dr. Million Belay's insights on community-controlled agriculture.
Oh Crop! explores the urgent connections between environmental justice, climate change, and public health through the lens of food systems.
Join host Kat Morgan, MPH for conversations with leading researchers, farmers, activists, and changemakers who are reimagining how we grow, distribute, and think about food. We dig into the root causes of our food system’s biggest challenges and spotlight the innovative solutions sprouting around the world. Whether you’re a sustainability professional, climate advocate, or simply someone who eats—there’s something here for you.
In this episode of Oh Crop!, host Kat Morgan, MPH speaks with Dr. Jean-Claude Rubyogo, Director of the Pan-African Bean Research Alliance (PABRA), to explore the powerful — and often underestimated — role beans play in shaping nutrition, livelihoods, and resilience across African food systems. Drawing on decades of experience in bean research and seed systems development, Jean-Claude reflects on the journey of building PABRA into a continent-wide alliance and why beans sit at the intersection of nutrition security, women’s empowerment, climate adaptation, and public health. He shares how value-chain innovations — from breeding and seed distribution to markets and school feeding programs — have helped beans move from a subsistence crop to a strategic development lever. The conversation dives into the science and art of breeding new bean varieties, emphasizing the importance of understanding consumer preferences, cooking qualities, and nutritional needs — particularly the role of high-iron beans in school feeding programs. The episode closes with a reflection on beans as a tool for peace and community resilience.
Learn more:
-https://alliancebioversityciat.org/who-we-are/jean-claude-rubyogo
– https://www.pabra-africa.org/
– https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/5ba8c701-08ff-41bb-885b-96309e56767f
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