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An online appointment with international experts to redesign the future of food, even after the shock of the Covid pandemic that has increased food insecurity.
On December 1st, for the first time only online, the annual appointment of the Barilla Foundation that brings food back to the center of the international debate.
The title 'Resetting the Food System from Farm to Fork - Setting the Stage for UN 2021 FOOD Systems Summit' is the initiative promoted this year by the Barilla Foundation together with Food Tank, an American foundation that is committed to combating hunger, obesity and poverty in global level.
An opportunity for discussion for professionals, scientists, researchers, the world of politics, institutions and citizens committed to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda, promoting concrete solutions to rethink food systems from field to table .
Among the participants, to name just a few, the chef and owner of the Osteria Francescana, Massimo Bottura, the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, the Italian representative of the WHO Executive Board, Walter Ricciardi.
"In a further accentuated context, in which the recent pandemic threatens the availability of food and increases food insecurity, we have the opportunity to reset the food systems to redesign them globally", said Anna Ruggerini, Operations Director of the Barilla Foundation .
"The climate crisis requires farmers to work to adapt to both slow and sudden changes - added Danielle Nierenberg, President of Food Tank -.
There is no recognition of the role of soil, so impoverished and degraded all over the world ". The event also addresses the impact on food systems generated by the Covid emergency in 7 in-depth panels. The panels are dedicated to the role of farmers , the future post Covid seen from the point of view of chefs and restaurants, the new food economy, the future of food companies, the role of technology in food systems, food as prevention, the future of food systems, where International agencies of the United Nations will collect the evidence that emerged during the event.