World Food System in focus
In cooperation with partners, ETH Zurich has set the lead for a more intensive approach to addressing the most urgent world food system issues on a local and global level.
A wide range of ETH professors are already active in the fields of food and resource management and are well linked to other experts. However, to achieve a better world food system, we need more research activities, a new generation of excellence and more top-qualified experts.
Food situation improved thanks to networking
With the World Food System project, ETH Zurich wants to play a pioneering role on the international stage with the areas of Sustainable Agro-ecosystems and Water Economy taking priority. The key element is a cross-disciplinary competence centre.
Aim:
– two new professorships
– a competence centre
– a project fund for the world food system activities
Support achieves:
– more experts, more innovation
– new young talent for research and industry
– enhancement of ETH Zurich as an international hub for world food system issues
Project management ETH Zurich:
Prof. Dr. Nina Buchmann, Professor of Grassland Sciences
Contact: Nathalie Fontana
