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Posted - 01/18/2011 Arizona’s Food Insecurity: Gary Nahban Interview The Taco Diplomacy Executive Director is interviewed by Arizona Public Radio
Although Arizona sits in the most arid region in the U.S., it produces a surprisingly low amount of food, from ancient crops like beans and corn, to winter vegetables that show up on dinner tables around the country. A new report shows some cracks in the southwest’s food systems.

Former NAU and current U of A researcher Gary Nabhan edited the study, called the “State of Southwestern Food Sheds.” He told KNAU’s Daniel Kraker that Arizona’s food security has never been more vulnerable and explains the impact this has on our children and future generations.
 
Find out why 25% of America’s ranch and farmland loss in the past 25 years has occurred in the four states bordering Mexico.
 
Click here to listen to the radio interview.

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