DiscoverFood Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)534. A Bailout for Farmers, Tackling Forever Chemicals, and a Conversation with Sieglinde Snapp and Eske Willerslev on What Ancient Soil Teaches Us About Future Resilience
534. A Bailout for Farmers, Tackling Forever Chemicals, and a Conversation with Sieglinde Snapp and Eske Willerslev on What Ancient Soil Teaches Us About Future Resilience

534. A Bailout for Farmers, Tackling Forever Chemicals, and a Conversation with Sieglinde Snapp and Eske Willerslev on What Ancient Soil Teaches Us About Future Resilience

Update: 2025-12-11
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On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Sieglinde Snapp, Director of the Sustainable Agrifood Systems program at CIMMYT, and Eske Willerslev, a Professor and evolutionary geneticist at the University of Copenhagen and Cambridge University. They talk about the interdependence of the biodiversity above and below ground, what ancient DNA reveals about climate adaptation solutions, and the toolkit that will get us where we need to go.

Plus, hear about the newly announced $12 billion bailout for American farmers, the UAE's investment in AI-powered agricultural technologies, and legislation to tackle contamination from forever chemicals. 

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534. A Bailout for Farmers, Tackling Forever Chemicals, and a Conversation with Sieglinde Snapp and Eske Willerslev on What Ancient Soil Teaches Us About Future Resilience

534. A Bailout for Farmers, Tackling Forever Chemicals, and a Conversation with Sieglinde Snapp and Eske Willerslev on What Ancient Soil Teaches Us About Future Resilience