Transforming Food Systems

Ruth Richardson and the Global Alliance for the Future of Food

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About This Episode

Ruth Richardson is Executive Director of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, a strategic alliance of philanthropic foundations working together and with others to transform global food systems now and for future generations.

Topics Covered:

  • The complexities of systems and the need for creating space with the goal of building alliances.

  • The Seven Principles of the Global Alliance and how it shapes their vision and guides their work.

  • How the Principles are practically implemented via projects around the world.

  • The need for new approaches to business and ways to measure negative externalities in the food system.

  • Why there are no silver bullets and transforming the food system will require all solutions, all at once.

  • Why we need to change the narrative about the problems with our food systems if we want better solutions.