Senior Fellow David LeZaks to speak at RFSI's Rooted in Health Event

Tuesday, June 22, 2021, 12:15pmET

The way we do agriculture — the way we manage our soils, the way we process our food, and the way we get our food from farm to table — influences the levels of nutrients we find in our food and other health outcomes. Better understanding of this complex relationship between agriculture, food, and health is of increasing importance as we face both environmental and health crises ranging from pollution to climate change and nutrient deficiency to chronic illness. The #RootedinHealth program will explore these complexities; the research, innovation, and work that is still needed; and where the investment opportunities are today.

David LeZaks will join Mandy Ellerton of the Bionutrient Food Association and Erin Meyer of Basil’s Harvest in the session “Digging in to Agriculture’s Ties to Human Health Outcomes