Polycrises and the Food System (Conference)

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Participate in this one-day Food Dialogues signature conference with sector leaders, top researchers, innovative thinkers, deep insights and diverse perspectives on the crises impacting our food system and how we can navigate the way forward.

We will delve into topics of Business and the Economy, Health and Disease, the Food-Water-Energy Nexus and Ideas and Ideologies, with all attendees able to participate fully in the discussions.

The primary theme for Food Dialogues 2023 is our food system in polycrisis. 

We are barely out of a global pandemic, and are now dealing with load shedding, a pending water crisis, the impacts of climate change and potential natural system shocks.

How do we strengthen our food systems to face these challenges? How can the lens of decolonisation and other conceptual re-framings help us imagine alternative approaches? How do food businesses navigate ongoing periods of volatility, uncertainty and risk, and what future is in store for our food economy? And how do these crises make a difference to South Africans confronting daily shocks and stresses in vulnerable communities in the world's most unequal society?

Food Dialogues signature conference: All sessions are participatory panel discussions with no ‘talking heads’ presenting to a passive listening audience. The emphasis is on engagement and dialogue in person in real-time. No recording of the panel discussions is done and none permitted – these are safe spaces where people can speak their minds as well as change their minds. Everyone in the room has expertise of some kind and is invited to participate. Sessions are extended, 1.5 hours in length to allow for in-depth discussion and substantive engagement with the issues.

Everyone in the room has expertise of some kind and is invited to participate.

Sessions are extended, 1.5 hours in length to allow for in-depth discussion and substantive engagement with the issues.

Tickets include two coffee breaks and lunch.

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