The International Forum on Food and Nutrition, an annual event from the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition (BCFN), is currently live streaming. Topics include the relationship between hunger and obesity, proper use of natural resources, reducing food waste, promoting sustainable diets, the environmental impact of agriculture, and the effects of climate change.
Thought Leaders
“Time Has Been Taken Out as an Ingredient in Bread”
At The Bread Lab, breeders, PhD students, community members, bakers, chefs, millers, maltsters, and distillers come together to develop good grains and better bread.
Free, Sustainable School Lunch for All, a Pledge from Alice Waters
Alice Waters is advocating for a ‘‘free, sustainable school lunch for all students.’ Despite advances in school food, there remains a stigma around school lunch. Waters believes this can change through better food education and stronger procurement policies.
Creating a Common Language to Solve Hidden Costs of Food System
Dr. Jes Weiglet, shares his thoughts on the role of the TEEBAgriFood framework in the creation of a common language in the agriculture system. He shows the hidden health care and environmental costs of cheap food, and how a collaborative effort can help realize the true cost of cheap food.
Vote With Your Wallet and Change the Food System
Dr. Gunars Platais discusses the complexity of economics in the food system. He shows how every decision in the food system has both intended and unintended consequences and that an integrated approach can increase public interest in the food system.
On New York’s Governor’s Island: An Artists’ Utopia Designs For Climate Change
On New York’s Governors Island, one artist is designing models for how the city can better respond to impending climate change, which could potentially make more equitable infrastructure for years to come.
Modern Agricultural Practices “Contribute to Food Insecurity Instead of Solving it”
Dr. Haripriya Gundimeda, the President of the International Urban Biodiversity Network and chapter author of new report discusses the shifting methods in the food system, and their impacts on food quality and both human and planetary health.
Building a Big Data Platform for Agriculture
The tools of Big Data hold a lot of promise for many industries including agriculture. But the expertise required to build a data management platform are still emerging. Dr. Medha Devare is an agronomist and data architect who is helping to lead the new CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture.
An Equitable and Ethical Meal Needs Diverse Stakeholders at the Table
Environmental Scientist Dr. Cristina Tirado discusses how the TEEBAgriFood report guides policymakers to consider human rights and social values in our food system.
Report Looks for “A Future Where Malnutrition, Obesity, and Chronic Disease are Eliminated”
Dr. Michael Hamm talks about poor human health and food loss, and how community-driven strategies and new report can help minimize their harm.
Dishonest Pricing Schemes Perpetuate Harmful Farming Systems
Patrick Holden and the role of accessibility and collaboration in overhauling the food system. He discusses how groundbreaking, new report opens conversations to change the agricultural industry
Sustainable Food Systems Needed for Food Security
New, groundbreaking TEEBAgriFood report is new tool used to solve current and future issues in the food system. Dr. Walter Pengue discusses the role of the report in mobilizing citizens and addressing complex agricultural models.
Piecing Together the Food System Puzzle
Carl Obst talks about how next generation, universal, and comprehensive TEEBAgriFood Report recognizes the complexity of the food system and allows policymakers to compare choices
Making the Invisible Visible: A Bold Strategy to Change the Food System
Dr. Barbara Gemmill-Herren talks about how groundbreaking, new TEEBAgriFood Report recognizes both negative and positive externalities in food system.
Nourished Planet: Sustainability in the Global Food System: Q&A with Editor Danielle Nierenberg
Danielle Nierenberg, President of Food Tank, discusses her work building transparent and strong communication between all players in the food system. Breaking these barriers and taking action will result in an environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable food system.
Improving the Food System One Dollar at a Time
Groundbreaking, new report helps make invisible externalities visible. Dr. Peter May, a chapter author, and steering member of TEEBAgriFood discusses how TEEBAgriFood report reveals the hidden costs in our food system.
A Ghanaian Chef Feeding His Country and Combating Food Waste
In a nation with millions of children going hungry, one Ghanaian chef is working tirelessly to stop food waste by redistributing food to those in need.
New Report Provides Platform to Fix Broken Food Systems
We created the food system, so we must change it, according to Ruth Richardson, the Executive Director of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food. She discusses how new report can help facilitate this change while valuing ecosystem services.
Preserving Africa’s Cultural Heritage at the Dinner Table
Changing lifestyles and a reliance on imported food is eroding traditional cuisine in Ghana. Through food across the continent, this Ghanaian chef is celebrating and preserving Africa’s culinary heritage, one yassa, maboke, or fonio jollof at a time.
Nourished Planet: Sustainability in the Global Food System
Nourished Planet offers a hopeful but practical global plan for feeding ourselves sustainably. Edited by leading food advocate and Food Tank co-founder Danielle Nierenberg, the book assembles a diverse group of internationally renowned experts to chart a bold path forward.