Category Archives: First-hand accounts

Zeynep Özkan: “When we can’t measure the real data on different parts of the food chain, we can’t set a target to reduce it”

First-hand accounts, Slider HomeBy CEMAS 06/01/2024

There are successful initiatives that stand out in the fight against food loss and waste, and one of them comes from Türkiye.

For urban planning that improves our lives and our nutrition

First-hand accounts, Major issues, Slider HomeBy CEMAS 04/12/2023

There is a place in the world where the green slopes of the Himalayas meet rice and tea fields. It is Sikkim, a small state in northeast India with a history of environmental commitment and sustainable food.

Gabriel Ferrero, Chairman of the Committee on World Food Security: “the need for a profound transformation of food systems is an emergency”

First-hand accounts, Slider HomeBy CEMAS 04/12/2023

This engineer, a professor at the Polytechnic University of Valencia on leave of absence, became president of the world institution dedicated to the fight against hunger and malnutrition in 2021.

Mikel Iturriaga: “Throwing food away is throwing money away, and that is something that even the shortest person in the universe understands”.

First-hand accounts, Slider HomeBy CEMAS 27/10/2023

To what extent are consumers aware of food waste and how can we encourage more sustainable practices among the younger generations?

Interview with Felicitas Schneider: “There is no silver bullet to solve this problem”

First-hand accounts, Slider HomeBy CEMAS 25/09/2023

On the eve of International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day, we spoke about this matter of concern with Dr. Felicitas Schneider, coordinator of the Collaboration Initiative Food Loss and Waste launched at Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists of G20 countries, and affiliate to the Thünen Institute of Market Analysis.

Yoshihide Endo: “Unique agricultural features that characterize GIAHS can’t disappear”

First-hand accounts, Slider HomeBy CEMAS 25/07/2023

There are ancient unique spaces on the planet that are more relevant than ever.

Annette Nielsen: “Food and nutrition remain key elements of resiliency”

First-hand accounts, Slider HomeBy CEMAS 28/06/2023

New York is a source of inspiration in many ways, including the management of its food systems.

“Maintaining more areas with natural vegetation ensures the presence of insect pollinators in our crops” Interview with Ainhoa Magrach and Ignasi Bartomeus

First-hand accounts, Slider HomeBy CEMAS 24/05/2023

We have two very ambitious challenges: the first is to continue to grow enough food for an exponentially growing population and the second is to do so without depleting the planet’s resources.

“Every drop counts”: Interview with Patricia Mejías Moreno, coordinator of AQUASTAT (FAO)

First-hand accounts, Slider HomeBy CEMAS 27/04/2023

Humans can survive on only a few sips of water a day. However, the food we eat leads to much more significant consumption: just think of the 15,000 litres needed to produce one kilo of beef.

Interview with Roman Krznaric: “Humanity has colonized the future, as if it were a distant colonial outpost devoid of people”

First-hand accounts, Slider HomeBy CEMAS 24/01/2023

We spoke with Roman Krznaric, leading philosopher and author of the book “The Good Ancestor” (available in Spanish from Capitán Swing) about the challenges facing our planet and the need for a change of mentality that takes into account future generations.