Louise Fresco

Louise O. Fresco's exciting career has involved ten years of field work in tropical countries, a PhD cum laude in tropical agronomy (Wageningen), chairs at prestigious universities, leading positions within the UN. She has always had a strong involvement in international development, agriculture and food. She also published seven books (of which three acclaimed novels). Currently, as a university professor in Amsterdam, she writes a syndicated newspaper column, is an adviser to the Dutch government on socio-economic policy and climate change. She serves as a non executive director of Rabobank. She has been ranked the 4th most influential woman in The Netherlands in 2008 and is involved in a large number of cultural and social activities.

apart from my discipline (food and agriculture and policy): culture, music, writing, nature

we have lost touch with our rural roots, we have forgotten the true value of food

Agriculture, ecology and the environment, Food, Global change, International Relations, Policy making, Rural Development, Science and Technology

published three novels; a bi-weekly syndicated newspaper column; listed 34th in the top 200 most influential people of the Netherlands