Jean-Martin Bauer: How the World Food Program tackles Hunger - #MBM72

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Jean-Martin Bauer has been working at the World Food Program for over 20years, and the author of the “The New Breadline”. Most recently he was the Country Director for Haiti, in charge of helping make sure the country doesn’t run out of food.

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About Jean-Martin

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• Jean-Martin’s book: The New Breadline (Affiliate Link)

Shownotes

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• WFP working with Mbala Pinda producers
• Masters of the Dew by Jacques Roumain (Affiliate Link)
• Jordan Habinger episode about Haiti’s ongoing situation
• Book & Podcast recommendation
  • The one-straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka (Affiliate Link)
  • Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Affiliate Link)
  • FiveThirtyEight podcasts

Timestamps

(00:00) - Intro

(01:15) - Sponsor: SatCamp

(03:42) - Haiti's past 2 years

(05:57) - Day to day in a humanitarian crisis

(08:17) - Jean-Martin's ties to Haiti

(18:27) - Stats versus Stories: The picture of a starving girl sparking uprise

(21:30) - The Origins of Hunger

(27:31) - Impact of Covid on Food Security in the US

(35:05) - Europe's current food supplies after WWII

(40:11) - Why write a book?

(42:56) - Who is your book for?

(45:22) - Finding local Solutions

(53:39) - Creating a resilient food supply

(55:33) - Technology is not the silver bullet

(01:01:23) - Advice for Young Engineers & Data Scientists

(01:05:28) - What's next for Jean-Martin

(01:12:04) - Social Media Outreach

(01:19:08) - Optimism

(01:23:49) - Defining Acute Hunger

(01:25:37) - Book & podcast Recommendation

(01:31:07) - Support the podcast on Patreon

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