By 2050, almost 70% of the world population will live in urban areas. A population that by 2050 will eat, drink, and consume more natural resources, while we are already struggling today to satisfy globally basic needs. A growing global population with deteriorating natural resources and increased urbanization means more…
Calling all Food and Foodtech startups, wannabe startups, and individuals wanting to join the industry startup community. On June 26-28th 2020, our friends of Food Techies Finland, together with What The Quack and FinestNinja, will gather people from Finland and around the world together to find the answer to some…
The way our food is eaten every day can’t help but considering the space which feeding the community starts from: the kitchen. It is not just a simple setting where cooking and serving take their stage, but has to be outlined as a vibrant ecosystem where feeders and raw materials…
June 25, 2020 marks the 25th edition of the “World Day to combat desertification and drought” established by the United Nations in 1995 (United Nations General Assembly Resolution A / RES / 49/1995) to raise public awareness on the matter of international cooperation to combat desertification and the effects of…
COVID-19 has fundamentally challenged and changed how we educate our young people. How can we use this moment to redefine our education system in a way that reconciles global ecology with personal values? As schools across the world start preparing to reopen their doors, 30 leading voices involved in transforming…
Which world would it be without healthy oceans? We live in a Blue Planet. 70% of the whole Earth surface is composed of water, 97% of which is saltwater. And it is widely known how important is the role played by oceans, both in terms of human survival and ecological…
Food is the only element that unites us all, despite our different cultures, religions, habits, geographical origins. Eating is essential for human survival and through it people can take care of their health, consciously or unconsciously. Food is therefore a powerful medicine, and the effects of food choices should not…
For too long human beings have pretended that natural resources were to service economic development. But considering nature as a mere commodity to be exploited has a price. Overexploitation of the soils has led us to unproductive lands. Overconsumption of freshwater has exacerbated water stress and scarcity. Heavy dependency on…
In all of the ecosystems we are living it and which we are nurtured by, biological diversity is essential to preserve the health of human beings. The food we eat, the air we breathe, the environment in which we live depend on keeping the natural world healthy. Now global…
Agri-Food Connect, designed by Kök Projekt, is an online agri-food entrepreneurship program that focuses on bringing together corporates representatives and startups to develop novel solutions for the ongoing global crisis. The goal is to create and empower collaborations between agri-food sector representatives and startups internationally to integrate their answers to…