David Beasley

World Food Program Executive Director, David Beasley, said when it comes to feeding the world's  population in 2021, he believes with issues such as conflict, climate change, and COVID-19, the farm community is facing an unprecedented crisis for the year head. ...

The upcoming 2021 USDA Ag Outlook Forum features many firsts.Such as the first virtual edition of this annual event. Yet World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair, Mark Jekanowski, said there are other inaugural aspects to this year's forum. " the '21 agricultural outlook, it's gonna be given by our brand new Chief Economist, Dr ... Read More ...

Major countries involved in the World Trade Organization, including China and the U.S., pledged to keep from imposing restrictions on the free flow of food. Although a few countries have imposed such export restrictions, trade experts fear more food export bans could be on the horizon, which also happened during a global spike in the price of food in 2007 ...