Series: Thoughts for Food
Every two months, on Wednesday morning at 8.15 CET, the A&FS Network organizes a short, informal session to share some thoughts for food with network members and anyone else interested.
The Thoughts for Food sessions provide an overview of a few interesting news in the area of Food Systems and take participants on a deep-dive into two specific topics each time. There will also be a space for discussion and exchange with other participants. Join to feed your brain with some thoughts for food!
Past Sessions
Thoughts for Food 24 (5 November 2025)
Investing in Nutrition (Polly Mwongera, GAIN) / Supporting agroecological champions (Joachim Ewechu, SHONA)
Thoughts for Food 23 (10 September 2025)
Youth-led initiatives (Kofi K Acquaye, YPARD) / African Food Systems Forum (Ajuna Tadeo, YPARD)
Thoughts for Food 22 (2 July 2025)
Wetlands International – Maintaining biodiversity (Simeneh Shiferaw) /
HEKS/EPER – Nurturing climate resilience in Cambodia (Francesco Melara)
HEKS/EPER – Nurturing climate resilience in Cambodia (Francesco Melara)
Thoughts for Food 21 (7 May 2025)
Digital solutions for agricultural transformation (Inder Kumar / Sander Janssen) / Generative AI for Agriculture Advisory (Ameen Jauhar)
Thoughts for Food 20 (5 March 2025)
Subtracting risk and adding value (Leonora Onyango) / Tackling investment risks (Caroline Morilhat, Mathilde Bauwin)
Thoughts for Food 19 (15 January 2025 )
5-minute innovation pitches from network members
Thoughts for Food 18 (6 November 2024 )
Livestock management and structural change (Munhamo Chisvo) / Organic produce in Southern Africa (Dominikus Collenberg)
Thoughts for Food 17 (4 September 2024 )
Geospatial data for food security (Maaz Sheik)
Thoughts for Food 16 (3 July 2024 - en français)
Pastoralisme sahélien (Guillaume Duteurtre) / le droit à l'alimentation (Salomon Nikièma)
Thoughts for Food 15 (8 May 2024)
Accelerating Agroecology transition through RAS (Carl Larsen) / Organic Influencer Marketing (Selina Uhlmann)
Thoughts for Food 14 (6 March 2024)
Enforcement of Competition Laws and Policies (C. Sampa) / Promoting Competitive Markets (S. Nair)
Thoughts for Food 13 (10 January 2024)
ICT for agroecology in Tanzania (A. Hilbeck) / digital solutions to improve market access (S. Munguti)
Thoughts for Food 12 (1 November 2023)
Integrated Climate Resilience (T. Machiwenyika) / Landscape Approach in Displacement Settings (J. Schure)
Thoughts for Food 11 (13 September 2023)
UN Food System Summit +2 (C. Blank) / empowering youth (D. Magero)
Thoughts for Food 10 (5 July 2023)
Caroline Nanzer (SDC), Jean-Noël Gentile (WFP) and Yvonne Diallo-Sahli (SDC) on durable solutions
Thoughts for Food 9 (3 May 2023)
Rebuilding Ukranian dairy sector (V. Shutkevych) / Food Systems Summit (A. Gläsel, M. Egermann)
Thoughts for Food 8 (1 March 2023)
Potential of the 10 Elements of Agroecology (Edmundo Barrios) / push pull technology (Amanuel Tamiru)
Thoughts for Food 7 (11 January 2023)
The Biodiversity Convention’s COP15 (Christian Schwarzer) / critical view on the SDGs (Tobias Haller)
Thoughts for Food 6 (7 December 2022)
Participatory research approaches (Amritbir Riar) / Sufosec’s Agroecology Learning Journey (Sarah Mader)
Thoughts for Food 5 (5 October 2022)
UN Food Systems Coordination Hub (Stefanos Fotiou) / land systems for sustainability (Brigitte Portner)
Thoughts for Food 4 (3 August 2022)
Organic vs. Conventional Farmer Crisis responses (D. Amudavi) / Private Sector Capacity Development (P. Aerni)
Thoughts for Food 3 (1 June 2022)
Playful approach of spreading agreocology (G. Bhullar) / IPES's special report “Another Perfect Storm?" (N. Jacob)
Thoughts for Food 2 (6 April 2022)
Conflict in Ukraine (F. Greb) / Food System Country profiles (C. Chege, C. Béné)
Thoughts for Food 1 (9 February 2022)
Global Diet Quality Project (A. Roversi) / Food Systems approach applied in Bangladesh (R. Lüthi, D. Bexte)