Briefing | Sen. Cory Booker and Dr. Mary Hendrickson Join Open Markets and Family Farm Action Alliance to Release Groundbreaking Food System Report

Open Markets Institute and Family Farm Action Alliance hold a virtual briefing on a report titled, “The Food System: Concentration and Its Impacts,” written by Dr. Mary Hendrickson, a leading food systems expert and professor of rural sociology at the University of Missouri.

This groundbreaking report, commissioned by Family Farm Action Alliance, outlines the state of concentration in the agri-food system and what happens when a few hands control the ways that billions of consumers, farmers, and farmworkers work and eat.

Guests:

  • Emily M. Miller, Research Manager at Family Farm Action Alliance.

  • Claire Kelloway, Senior Reporter and Researcher covering food and agriculture for the Open Markets Institute.

  • Dr. Mary Hendrickson, lead author of “The Food System: Concentration and Its Impacts” report

  • Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), American politician, attorney, and author

  • Dr. Philip Howard, co-author of “The Food System: Concentration and Its Impacts” report

  • Joe Maxwell, President of Family Farm Action

  • Angela Huffman, Vice President of Programs and Development, at Family Farm Action

EventsOpen Markets2020, November 2020, Food & Agriculture