BOOKING NOW OPEN! How can secure our food supply in a changing world? Explore how societies dealt with agricultural crises in the past, and how we’re preparing to survive a very different future.
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**THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. LIMITED TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR.**
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:
- Dr Helen Anne Curry (History & Philosophy of Science)
- Dr Inanna Hamati-Ataya (CRASSH)
- Professor Martin Jones (Head, Department of Archaeology)
- Dr David Nally (Department of Geography)
We're facing future extremes - population size, weather events, temperature rises - and with them potential agricultural crises. How can we secure our food supply in a changing world? Are there lessons to be learnt from the past? Join our panel of experts who will look at historical and present-day examples of how societies deal with agricultural crises, and try to answer your questions about the future.
THIS IS A PUBLIC EVENT HOSTED BY CAMBRIDGE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY. It is part of the University of Cambridge's Festival of Ideas 2018. The theme of the Festival is 'Extremes'.
Date:
Tuesday, 23 October, 2018 - 17:30 to 19:00
Contact name:
Jacqueline Garget
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Event location:
Department of Plant Sciences Lecture Theatre