Raj Patel

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.

  • Title: Raj Patel
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  • Known For: Acting
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  • Place of Birth: London, England
  • Homepage: https://rajpatel.org
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Raj Patel Movies

  • 2013
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    Feeding Frenzy: The Food Industry, Obesity and the Creation of a Health Crisis
    Feeding Frenzy: The Food Industry, Obesity and the Creation of a Health Crisis

    1 2013 HD

    In the past three decades, obesity rates in the US have more than doubled for children and tripled for adolescents, and 70% of adults are now obese...

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  • 2012
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    A Place at the Table
    A Place at the Table

    6.8 2012 HD

    Using personal stories, this powerful documentary illuminates the plight of the 49 million Americans struggling with food insecurity. A single...

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  • 2018
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    The Green Lie
    The Green Lie

    6.1 2018 HD

    Environmentally friendly electric cars, sustainably produced food products, fair production processes: Hurray! If everything the corporations tell us...

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  • 2016
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    SEED: The Untold Story
    SEED: The Untold Story

    6.3 2016 HD

    A film about the importance of heirloom seeds to the agriculture of the world, focusing on seed keepers and activists from around the world.

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