# Global Food+ 2021 ## February 12, 19, 26, and March 5, 2021 **This conference is open to the public.** This event will build on the success of two previous Global Food+ research conferences held at Harvard, the first in February 2015 and the second in February 2017. The success of these past conferences can be traced to the urgency and global reach of our topic: how can the global food system in the twenty-first century both provide sufficient and nutritious food for a growing population while also contributing to social justice, improving dietary health, and protecting the environment and natural resource base on which the well-being of future generations will depend. Harvard may not have a school of agriculture or a department of food science, yet a surprising number of Harvard and Boston-area faculty engage in research addressing this nexus of concerns. Our past Food+ conferences showcased this kind of faculty research by featuring 20–25 seven-minute “speed talks” by individual faculty, both junior and senior, from many different schools at Harvard and also from other Boston-area universities. The speed talk format builds and maintains audience excitement by introducing a new research focus every seven minutes. It also puts research—and our local researchers—center stage, where they belong. ## Contact **Sarah Banse** *Events Manager.* 1737 Cambridge Street, Room K217 Cambridge, MA 02138 \[ [Map](http://goo.gl/maps/GxyRd) \] p: (617) 495-9006 f: (617) 495-8292 ## Conveners [### William C. Clark ](/people/william-c-clark) [william\_clark@harvard.edu](mailto:william_clark@harvard.edu)Faculty Associate (emeritus). Harvey Brooks Research Professor of International Science, Public Policy, and Human Development, Harvard Kennedy School. Research interests: Science and sustainable development; social learning in international affairs; and institutions linking scientific knowledge and political action in the global environment. ![clark_william.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/wcfia/files/clark_william.jpg?itok=ZHhDnweL) [### Robert L. Paarlberg ](/people/robert-l-paarlberg) Associate. Associate, Sustainability Science Program, Harvard Kennedy School; Betty F. Johnson ‘44 Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Wellesley College. Research interests: International food and agricultural policy; sustainable farming; nutrition; climate adaptation; and Africa. ![Rob Paarlberg.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/wcfia/files/paarlberg_rob.jpg?itok=G0HGj_L7) ### Alicia Harley **Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Sustainability Science Program, Harvard Kennedy School of Government.** ## Video Playlist [ Check out the videos from GlobalFood+ 2021 arrow\_circle\_right ](https://vimeo.com/showcase/8180618) See also:- [ Conferences ](/content-types/conferences) - [ 2021 ](/content-types/2021)