Category: Events
State of Play Cultured Foods 2.0
Cultured foods offer a promising solution to some of the most pressing food system challenges. They also present a very significant market opportunity: experts predict that by 2050 cultured food could be a $1.1 trillion dollar industry, creating 9.8 million new jobs globally…
Innovation Booster: Future of Farming
This workshop provides a comprehensive overview of the integration of robotics across the food chain, with focuse on agricultural practices, and food production, complemented by interactive breakout groups for in-depth discussions and collaborative problem-solving. It encourages collaboration and innovation in applying robotics to address agricultural efficiency, and food production.
SFNV Impact Forum: Food & Nutrition Security
Zero Hunger by 2030: that was the target of Sustainable Development Goal 2. Despite the looming deadline, in global terms we are far from reaching that aim. One in 11 people worldwide went hungry in 2023, with the number rising to 1 in 5 in Africa. Globally, we have seen an alarming rise since the last decade. With the global population forecast to reach 8.5 billion by the 2030 deadline and then keep rising, the issue is set to become all the more pressing…
Open Exploration Workshop
Des représentants de l’agriculture, de l’industrie de transformation, du commerce, des partenaires académiques, des cantons, des communes, des citoyens et de la prochaine génération se mettront autour de la table pour créer un avenir alimentaire diversifié, résilient et durable.
FUTURE FOOD P-ACT
Future Food P-act est une initiative portée par les Innovation Boosters Swiss Food Ecosystems et Future Food Farming, soutenus par Innosuisse.
Les participants auront l’opportunité de bénéficier d’un financement pouvant atteindre jusqu’à 39’000 CHF pour concrétiser leurs idées novatrices.
Meat the Future
In this conference, Tobias Leenaert, prominent speaker, educator and author on the subject, will dive into the challenges surrounding the exploitation of animals, while also explaining how advocacy and alternatives to animal products (plant-based, fermentation, and animal cell cultivation) can be leveraged to create positive change.
Alimentation durable: qu’y aura-t-il dans nos assiettes en 2050?
26.10.2023 à 17h45, Forum Rolex
Marc Dufumier est agronome, professeur honoraire en agriculture comparée et développement agricole à l’AgroParisTech (Paris). Auteur de plusieurs ouvrages, Marc Dufumier a réalisé de nombreuses missions d’appui à des projets de développement agricole et rural dans les pays du Sud.
Workshop on Resource Efficiency 05.09.2023, Wabern
Our food system is broken and needs urgent re-shaping for how we are using the planet’s resources. Deep-Dive into problems that hinder resource efficiency with today’s agro-food system. Join a diverse community for a better understanding of whose problem it is, what their sources are, and their effects. Let open-innovation experts guide you to finish up (…)
La réutilisation des bouteilles en verre, 28 août 2023
Les emballages en verre réutilisable représentent l’avenir pour plusieurs raisons : ils économisent de l’énergie, des émissions de CO2 et des ressources. Ils contribuent à rendre la Suisse moins dépendante de l’étranger, réduisent les coûts, renforcent l’économie locale et régionale, et offrent aux clientes et clients la possibilité de consommer de manière durable.
FAO Event: Sustainably feeding 10 billion people in 2050
Keynote presentation by Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, the Chief Scientist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
June 1, 2023 | 14:30-16:30
EPFL Auditorium: MED 0 1418
Organized jointly by the EPFL Integrative Food and Nutrition Center and the EssentialTech Centre.