GL-CRSP Podcast Volume 4, Episode 1: Food Price Crisis Symposium - Welcome, Larry Karp.  On October 10, 2008, the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics at the University of California hosted a symposium to present the main results of recent research on the current food price crisis conducted at UC Berkeley and UC Davis in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.  Audience members represented various disciplines, and the presentations provided non-technical summaries that facilitated the understanding of the main issues and consequences relevant to the food price crisis. Larry Karp, UC Berkeley, introduces the speakers and key issues of the Symposium. 7 min.