The Center for Global Food Issues is a project of the
Hudson Institute
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Kahn ...
, a conservative
U.S.
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think tank
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. It describes its aims as to promote agricultural free trade, encourage technical innovation in agriculture, and raise environmental awareness among farmers.
[About CGFI]
. www.cgfi.org. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
The center has received criticism from the
Union of Concerned Scientists
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and other
organizations
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.
Dennis Avery is the Director.
His son,
Alex Avery, is the Director of Research and Education.
Alex Avery
. GM Watch profile. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
References
External links
www.cgfi.org
Official site
Foreign policy political advocacy groups in the United States
Food politics
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