Shaking up the Food System - Food & Business Research event at De Balie

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How resilient is the global food system against acute shocks like COVID-19 and crises such as climate change? Find out in the event that is co-produced with DeBalie debate centre.

If the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us one thing, it is that we live in an interlinked world. How resilient is the global food system against not only acute shocks such as COVID-19, but also long-term crises such as climate change?

Led by moderator Aldith Hunkar, NWO-WOTRO and De Balie took the public on a trip across East and West Africa and South (East) Asia to show how researchers, farmers, businesses and policy-makers give their food systems a little shake. Because maybe the Netherlands can learn much more from these crises experienced in those regions than we recognize. The evening built on the findings of a synthesis study on the results of the 75 Food & Business Research projects, in particular the article on ‘African Indigenous Foods’ and the article on ‘Opportunities and Barriers of Circular Agriculture’. Interested in other inspiring examples and results of the Synthesis Study? You can find them on the website.

Period8 Nov 2020

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  • TitleShaking up the Food System
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletde Balie
    Media typeWeb
    Duration/Length/Size105 minutes
    Country/TerritoryNetherlands
    Date8/11/20
    DescriptionIf the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us one thing, it is that we live in an interlinked world. Our global food system is part of this cross-continental web of relations and interdependencies. But how resilient is the global food system against not only unexpected shocks such as COVID-19, but also long-term crises such as climate change? Is it perhaps high time for a shake-up of the global food system? Led by moderator Aldith Hunkar, The Dutch Research Council (NWO) and De Balie take you on a trip across Africa and South (East) Asia to show how farmers, businesses and policy-makers give their food systems a little shake. The evening will build on the findings of a synthesis study on the results of he 75 Food & Business Research projects, in particular the article on ‘African Indigenous Foods’ and the article on ‘Opportunities and Barriers of Circular Agriculture’.
    Producer/Authorde Balie
    PersonsRob Lubberink
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