Marc LePage

Food Security: Strengthening the Global Supply Chain

Cristina Alesci, Pierre Ferrari, Marc LePage, Kimbal Musk, Martin Short, Kenneth Simril

Executives from Heifer International, Genome Canada, and The Kitchen convened to address the critical challenge of feeding a growing global population while mitigating climate change impacts. The panelists outlined a strategic shift away from unsustainable industrial commodity farming toward localized systems, genomic breeding, and protein alternatives that enhance smallholder productivity and nutritional security. Speakers emphasized that achieving these goals requires systemic regulatory reform, advanced infrastructure to reduce food waste, and economic incentives to internalize the environmental costs of current agricultural practices.