World Food System Center, ETH Zurich

We are happy to share our latest lectures in our ongoing public series at ETH Zürich about Agroecology and the Transition to Sustainable Food Systems. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dzwQPaBA These lectures include: 🔬 Science Perspective on Agroecological Transformation w/ Benabderrazik Kenza, ETH Zürich & Robert Finger, ETH Zürich 📋 Policy Perspective on Agroecological Transformation Madeleine Kaufmann, Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft BLW Agroecology Coalition & Isabel Sommer 🌱 Agroecology as a Tool for Food System Transformation Stefanie Pondini, Biovision Foundation & Remi Cluset, FAO https://lnkd.in/dvZ-t2Yt And catch up on the all lectures, thematically structured along the 13 principles of #agroecology, proposed by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN). YouTube Playlist: https://lnkd.in/ebhhq4yH And let's keep talking about how to use #agroecology to move us towards more sustainable food systems. Agroecology Fund #agroecología AGROECOLOGY Partnership ETH Agri-Food Alumni Department of Environmental Systems Science (D-USYS), ETH Zürich ETH for Development - ETH4D ETH NADEL Center for Development and Cooperation Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Agroecology Info Pool | Biovision Civil Eats Transnational Institute Fairtrade International

This week, we decide to leave X. But we continue to strive to share food systems research, innovations, trends and events to a wide, diverse audience. ❓❓ So, where do you hear about your food systems news? Let us know, so we can work to create new channels for exchange. Thanks for your engagement! 🌱 Collaborate. Share. Inspire. Only together can be bring sustainable change to our food systems. #foodsystemstransformation #agritech #agriculture #foodie #sustainability #foodsecurity #sdg #agriculture #socialimpact #zerohunger #nutrition Department of Environmental Systems Science (D-USYS), ETH Zürich Department of Health Sciences and Technology (D-HEST), ETH Zürich Crop Science ETH Alexander Mathys Robert Finger Johan Six Martin Loessner Jaboury Ghazoul fenaco Bayer | Crop Science Mercator Foundation Switzerland ETH Foundation

🎉 🎈We are excited to now have over 10,000 followers on LinkedIn.🎈🎉 We use this platform to share research, innovations, news & events focused on creating sustainable food systems. Thanks for your engagement! 🌱 Collaborate. Share. Inspire. Only together can be bring sustainable change to our food systems. ETH Zürich Empa Eawag Department of Environmental Systems Science (D-USYS), ETH Zürich Department of Health Sciences and Technology (D-HEST), ETH Zürich ETH-Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE) #foodsystemstransformation #agritech #agriculture #foodie #sustainability #foodsecurity #sdg #agriculture #socialimpact #zerohunger #nutrition

Starting soon! 🏷️ Beyond the Price Tag: True Costs in the Food and Agricultural System 11 December 2024 15:00 – 16:30 CET ✏️ Open to all! Registration required: https://lnkd.in/enHMFj4M

🌱Healthier plants for a better life 🌱 Join the Swiss Forum for International Agricultural Research (SFIAR) Award Ceremony today in Bern! Guest speakers: 🍠 Sustainable intensification of yam production in West Africa Prof. Emmanuel Frossard, Professor of Plant Nutrition, ETH Zürich Department of Environmental Systems Science (D-USYS), ETH Zürich 👃 Push-pull systems: is it possible to provide sustainable food security with the help of plant odors? Prof. Dr Ted Turlings, Université de Neuchâtel 🇨🇭 University of Bern, Main Building, Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern Open to all! Registration: https://lnkd.in/e843CEZx 👏 And congratulations to the winners: Helena Ström: Soil fertility management in yam cropping systems in Côte d’Ivoire Daria Odermatt: Determination of the Functional Role of Desmodium Volatiles on the Fall Armyworm in Push-Pull Systems Interested? ETH for Development - ETH4D Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft BLW SVIAL ASIAT #YAMSYS #smallholders #SDGs Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center BFH-HAFL Verein Alumni BFH-HAFL VIAL at ETH Zürich

ETH Zürich and the United Nations collaborate to tackle global challenges. Their successful #partnership sees numerous ETH researchers harnessing research findings to help promote peace and security, develop humanitarian aid and fulfill the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. 👉 Here's a glimpse of some key projects: https://lnkd.in/e2KybrzE #SDG #GlobalGoals #sustainability #humanitarianaid Andreas Krause, Leo Eigner Shearmur, Benedikt Knüsel, ETH AI Center, Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich, ETH for Development - ETH4D, World Food System Center, ETH Zurich

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in Switzerland. 🎄🌟🎄 The Center Team was welcomed at the Advent Market at Strickhof - Praxisnahes Kompetenzzentrum für nachhaltige Ernährungssysteme & AgroVet-Strickhof to enjoy the evening of winter fun. The many visitors of all ages created a pleasant evening of Swiss winter specialties 🫕 and handmade items to buy🧵. With fire and fondue, the team enjoyed a fun evening. Thanks to Melissa Terranova, Simone Nanzer for hosting! Images: Strickhof/Tim Federspiel #teamspirit at ETH Zürich

It is time to talk more about the hidden costs in our food system. 🛒 🏷️ We invite you to our upcoming webinar- 🏷️ Beyond the Price Tag: True Costs in the Food and Agricultural System 11 December 2024 15:00 – 16:30 CET 🍎 The FAO State of Food and Agriculture report proposes first steps in making agrifood systems more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable. Effective true cost labeling must be consistent, actionable, and accessible for informed consumer decisions. The webinar will explore challenges and opportunities in true costs accounting, featuring insights from ongoing initiatives. Joining us to share their insights: 🍏 Andrea Cattaneo, Senior Economist at FAO, will discuss the global scientific discourse on true costs and steps for effective policy implementation. 🍏 Emilia Schmitt and Claire van den Broek will discuss translating accounting methods into actionable policies and practices for sustainable food systems. True Price True cost accounting for food in Switzerland (TRUE-COST-CH) ✏️ Open to all! Registration required: https://lnkd.in/enHMFj4M Co-organized with the Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Sociology. Frank Burose Interested? World Food Forum True Costs Initiative True Cost Label #truecostoffood #foodsystemstransformation Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Department of Environmental Systems Science (D-USYS), ETH Zürich Department of Health Sciences and Technology (D-HEST), ETH Zürich ETH for Development - ETH4D Alessa Perotti BFH-HAFL WWF Switzerland Forum for the Future of Agriculture GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute The Rockefeller Foundation High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN)

Joining a Hand-in-Hand Investment event was the most startling experience at the World Food Forum 2024. At the Investment event, national authorities from lower- to middle-income countries presented investment opportunities to investors and donors. The event's promotion of export-oriented agricultural products was in stark contrast to the main messages of some youth-led events I attended, which described the unsustainability of large-scale export crop production and existing trade patterns. I cannot help but wonder: Will these investors, who currently hold significant power to change our food systems, reinforce unsustainable trends? It is not news that trade can incur direct environmental and social costs. International trade policies need to change for the better. We cannot shy away from this issue. It is important for youth, as future policymakers, to discuss about it. This recent article by Ulrich Hoffmann on integrating the true cost of food in international trade policies might interest you: https://lnkd.in/ednGZXYu Thank you World Food System Center, ETH Zurich for giving us the opportunity to attend the WFF 2024. Read our full statement: https://lnkd.in/ewY9ktDB

It is a crucial time to explore opportunities for integrating young people into larger frameworks for actual change. 🧩 🌍 🧩 🌱 This statement is from the ETH Zürich Youth Delegation to the World Food Forum. At the forum at FAO in #Rome, the group of selected students and researchers from ETH Zürich had the opportunity to interact and exchange with leaders and youth from around the globe. 🇨🇭 They were also able to exchange with other #Swiss delegations, including those from governmental agencies and Berner Fachhochschule BFH. The entire group met with the Swiss Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Rome, Krisztina Bende. 🏷️ Beyond the price tag: Together, these Swiss delegations held a Side Event at the World Food Forum focused on the topic of the true cost of food models. With presentations and working groups, the session motivated participants to add their voices, share their knowledge, and unite in collective action to uncover the hidden health, economic, environmental, and social costs of #agrifood systems. 👏 We at the Center are proud of all of these young students and researchers for sharing their ideas and passion about food systems transformation. Read their full statement here: https://lnkd.in/dnAngMwD Nathan Shun Hei Lee M.Sc Eng. Inès Astrid Tougma Cora T. Julie Lestang Carole Zermatten Jize Jiang Marina Stettler Thanks for making this a great experience! Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft BLW, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA & Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office FSVO Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN in Rome BFH-HAFL Célia Bühler Vincent Peyraud, Daphne Wabule, Emerson Carías, Quentin à Hauariki, Louise Ray, Héloïse Bellenot, Telio Gaborit, Agathe Crosnier #WorldFoodForum #YouthForChange #SustainableFoodSystems #foodsystems #foodsystemstransformation #TeamSuisse #ETHZurich Benedikt Knüsel Günther Dissertori