The Future of "Feeding the World" with Ag Technology featuring Dr. Channa Prakash

A special guest joins us for this episode of The Hedged Edge, who is well known for his many titles, which include Doctor, Editor-in-Chief, Dean, and Chief Academic Officer, just to name a few. Dr. Channa S. Prakash, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Tuskegee University, has served as faculty since 1989 and is a professor of crop genetics, biotechnology, and genomics. He is also well recognized for mentoring underrepresented minority students.

Tune in as biotech guru Dr. Prakash discusses everything from Alabama football, genetics as one of the most extensive agricultural advancements, the most significant risk factors to feeding the world over the next 30-50 years, plus everything in between. And as a bonus, we find out what sport he would be interested in playing if he went professional.

Highlights from this week's episode include:

• The science that has provided our farmers with better varieties of crop lines by using some of the most sophisticated technology on Earth
• Why producing crop plants with a much gentler footprint on the natural resources will help feed the growing population
• How 75% of the world's patents in agriculture gene editing are coming out of China
• Understanding that trying to impose restrictions on our ability to grow food can be a considerable risk to agriculture and more!

Quick links from the episode:

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