Challenges of Government Conference 2014: Flourishing Cities

Feeding cities: Can agriculture keep up with urban demand?

Growing urban populations and shrinking green spaces call for rethinking the modern food chain: producing, delivering, and consuming food. Can the scientific research, policy, and farming communities come together to find a way to meet this challenge?

• Dickson Despommier, Founder, Vertical Farming Project, Columbia University
• Tara Garnett, Director, Food Climate Research Network, University of Oxford (Chair)
• Alain Guinebault, Director, Groupe Energies Renouvelables, Environnement et Solidarités (GERES), France