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At last week's online event of the ASHOKA Hungary Ecosystem Program, more than 30 people were looking for the answer to what we can do for a sustainable food supply, what kind of cooperation can we use to help ecosystem innovation?
Our three speakers spoke about the projects they have implemented or are in progress, their successes and the challenges they have faced in the process.
Durukan Dudu supports agriculture in rural areas of Turkey that not only enriches the soil but also makes it attractive and enriches village communities with viable living conditions, transforming rural life. It localizes regenerative farming techniques by recruiting teams of local farmers and young people, teaching them about production and regeneration processes, and then connecting them to alternative markets and supply chains.
Jeff Dykstra recognized many years ago that long-standing aid measures in the world's most food-insecure countries tend to focus on gradually supporting smallholder producers or food distribution among consumers in times of crisis, and that the real opportunity lies in small and growing food companies in emerging markets. If these companies become stronger, they can provide larger markets for local agricultural products and safer and more nutritious food in the country. Jeff talked about how businesses can use their core assets to make a real difference to one of society’s biggest challenges and how to build an “investment” model instead of emergency relief.
Although Patrick Holden has been running his own farm in Wales for 40 years, he is building an inter-sectoral coalition to design and implement a broader, more inclusive approach to enable sustainable farming and food systems. His organization, the Sustainable Food Trust, is a channel for Patrick to work with the (food) industry, policy makers and consumers to increase demand for sustainable products and design the tools needed to implement and measure new best practices.
Három külföldi előadónk mesélt az általuk megvalósított, vagy éppen folyamatban lévő projektekről, sikereikről és vallott azokról a kihívásokról, amelyekkel szembesültek a folyamat során.
In the final part of the event, we shared with the participants that ASHOKA Hungary is announcing a tender for non-profit organizations and social enterprises to support projects implemented in cooperation. The aim of the application is to support project ideas or certain elements of already running programs, which will be implemented by at least 2 organizations - in the field of sustainable food.
- Deadline for applications: midnight 10th October 2021, application amount: EUR 5000
You can apply by filling out and submitting the Application Form, and by sending it to [email protected]. You can read more about the application here.
Presentations of the Ecosystem Program kick-off event can be viewed via the links below.
Presentation from Durukan Dudu:
Presentation from Jeff Dykstra:
Presentation from Patrick Holden: