Stuffed and Starved: The Value of Food With Raj Patel

Raj Patel, a food policy expert, journalist, activist, and author of the international bestseller, "Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System," discusses the causes of the world's modern food crisis and gives answers as to why half the world is grossly overfed and the other half of is starving. From farm to fork, Patel reveals a greatly flawed food system dominated by a few, powerful, major corporations.

Patel's thoughts on food, hunger and globalization have appeared both in scholarly journals and in such major news sources as the Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Newsweek, NBC's The Today Show, the BBC, and NPR. He is currently a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley.

Patel's appearance at UConn is open to the public. Proceeds from the $5 donation will benefit the Covenant Soup Kitchen in Willimantic, CT.