This podcast features Jessica Fanzo, an amazing leader in health and nutrition from Johns Hopkins University with background serving in prominent capacities for several globally focused organizations, including the United Nations. Jessica discusses with Laura the many unique challenges that women throughout the ag supply chain face- access to land and land tenure, access to funding and loans, decision-making limitations, and the world-wide gender gap in agriculture as a whole. Jessica also talks through the many obstacles to accessibility and popularity of plant-based and lab-grown protein, agricultural eco systems and their role in crop production, and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.