Raj Patel
Raj Patel is an award-winning writer, film-maker, academic and activist. He is a Research Professor in the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, Austin. He has degrees from the University of Oxford, the London School of Economics and Cornell University, has worked for the World Bank and WTO, and protested against them around the world. Raj co-taught the 2014 Edible Education class at UC Berkeley with Michael Pollan. In 2016 he was recognized with a James Beard Foundation Leadership Award. He has testified about the causes of the global food crisis to the US, UK and EU governments and is a member of the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems.
SEED: The Untold Story
as SelfA film about the importance of heirloom seeds to the agriculture of the world, focusing on seed...
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The Green Lie
as SelfEnvironmentally friendly electric cars, sustainably produced food products, fair production...
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A Place at the Table
as SelfUsing personal stories, this powerful documentary illuminates the plight of the 49 million...
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Feeding Frenzy: The Food Industry, Obesity and the Creation of a Health Crisis
as selfIn the past three decades, obesity rates in the US have more than doubled for children and...
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