Food Chain Reaction

Food Chain Reaction: A Global Food Security Game was a “simulation and role-playing exercise intended to improve understanding of how governments, institutions, and private sector interests might interact to address a crisis in the global food system.”^[1]

The event was held on November 9-10, 2015 in Washington, DC.^[2]

Scenario

"The year is 2020 and the world’s food system is under increasing stress. Extreme weather, increasing demand on limited natural resources, and political conflict are undermining food production and creating shortages. Prices are skyrocketing. Social unrest is growing. Populations are at risk. How will the world respond?"^[3]

Participants

Food Chain Reaction was co-hosted by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Center for American Progress (CAP). Funding was primarily provided by Cargill and Mars, Incorporated, with additional funding from DuPont, Louis Dreyfus Group, Sealed Air Corporation and Thomson Reuters. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is also listed as a contributor, alongside Molly Jahn of the University of Wisconsin and Marc Levy of Columbia University.^[4]

The game was designed by the Washington-based Center for Naval Analyses, which also designs war games for the Pentagon. Cargill economist Tim Bodin assisted in the game design, while vice president Joe Stone participated as a player.^[5]

External links

• Campfire Wiki
• Website (archived)
• Wikispooks