Institute director to host session on 蜜桃影像 agriculture
Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
Oct. 4, 2023
蜜桃影像ns in agriculture often talk about how the state鈥檚 population is too small to offer big economic opportunities, said Jodie Anderson, director of the University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension. Instead, she said, 蜜桃影像ns need to think globally to thrive locally.
Join Anderson at noon on Oct. 17 for a lunch-and-learn session and discussion, 鈥淐ircumpolar Food Security: 蜜桃影像 Isn鈥檛 Out Standing Alone in Our Field.鈥 The talk will focus on how 蜜桃影像ns can work together toward a more robust food system, based on Anderson鈥檚 observations from the Circumpolar Agriculture Conference in the Faroe Islands in September.
鈥淥n this trip, I saw very independent farmers coming together to overcome their obstacles,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 saw public-private partnerships working, and I saw successful agriculture in very difficult conditions.鈥
Anderson said participants shared concerns about farmed fish, climate change, loss of farmland, aging farmers, the high cost of input for beginning and established farmers, and decreased interest in agriculture. They also discussed the need to engage politicians on the importance of a robust food system and the complexity of this multifaceted issue.
鈥淲e have to stop thinking we are the only ones who can get it done 鈥 we must work together,鈥 Anderson said. 鈥淟et鈥檚 do this with intention. Let鈥檚 figure this out. Let鈥檚 help each other. Let鈥檚 teach and learn from each other.鈥
Meet Anderson in person at BP Design Theater, Room 401 in the Usibelli Building on the Fairbanks campus, or .
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Julie Stricker at 907-474-5406 or jestricker2@alaska.edu.
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