Matilda Ho: The future of good food in China
Matilda Ho: Die Zukunft guter Nahrung in China
TED Fellow Matilda Ho is shaping the startup landscape to create more sustainable food systems in China. Full bio
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to learn what patience means.
die erste Gelegenheit, Geduld zu lernen.
as a birthday present,
zum Geburtstag einen Zauberkasten.
would become a gift for life.
an amateur dove magician.
eine Amateur-Tauben-Zauberkünstlerin.
requires that I train my doves
in a rush to make them appear,
sie freizulassen.
of this magical act
only after they've waited patiently
unter meinem Anzug gewartet hatten.
some years to master.
um diese Art der Geduld zu lernen.
seven years ago,
nach Shanghai zog,
became almost impossible to practice.
diese Art der achtsamen Geduld zu üben.
and everything is in a hurry,
over 1.3 billion other people
Menschen ankämpfen,
missachtet die Regeln,
und größere Erträge,
in a country of rich natural resources
Landes reich an natürlichen Ressourcen,
of chemicals and pesticides.
Chemikalien und Pestiziden verdorben.
Regierung in nur 9 Monaten
in just nine months.
gegen das Lebensmittelgesetz aufgedeckt.
diabetics in the world
jeder vierte Diabetiker weltweit
sind gruselig und ziemlich überwältigend.
a mindful patience into the impatience.
Geduld in die Ungeduld bringen wollte.
die Fähigkeit, zu warten,
während man wartet.
Lebensmittelsystem in China warte,
becomes a reality in China,
online farmers market
Online-Bauernmärkten eröffnet,
produce to families.
ökologischen Erzeugnissen zu versorgen.
was somewhat dismal.
and hardly any meat to sell,
und kaum Fleisch zum Verkauf,
passed our zero tolerance test
im Labor unseren strengen Test
antibiotics and hormones.
Antibiotika und Hormone bestand.
every local farmer in China.
jeden Kleinbauern Chinas getroffen hatten.
240 verschiedene Erzeugnisse
of villagers on Hainan Island.
von Dorfbewohnern auf Hainan.
von Shanghai entfernt,
does not have coordinates for,
nicht verzeichnet ist,
unter blauen Himmel frei grasen.
in as fast as three hours
in nur 3 Stunden
abbaubare Mehrweg-Boxen,
Fußabdruck zu minimieren.
will continue to grow,
dass unser Angebot weiter wachsen wird.
to shape the future of good food.
guten Lebensmitteln zu gestalten.
food tech accelerator and VC platform
Food Tech Accelerator und VC Plattform
the future of good food
nach ihren Vorstellungen gestalten können.
as a more sustainable source of protein
Insekten, als nachhaltige Proteinquelle,
to keep food fresh for longer.
um Essen haltbarer zu machen.
a sustainable food system
mit solch einer geduldigen Initiative
a crime to take it slow?
für Langsamkeit fast bestraft wird?
how to act while waiting,
während man wartet,
with my grandmother's magic box.
den Zauberkasten meiner Oma lernte.
the earth from our ancestors.
nicht von unseren Vorfahren,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Matilda Ho - Serial entrepreneur, investorTED Fellow Matilda Ho is shaping the startup landscape to create more sustainable food systems in China.
Why you should listen
Matilda Ho is the founder and managing director of Bits x Bites, China's first food tech accelerator and VC fund that invests in entrepreneurs tackling global food system challenges.
With a mission to shape the future of food, Bits x Bites is a big step forward to inspire China’s entrepreneurial community to bring new ideas to solve global issues. It also serves as a critical catalyst to give startups the confidence and connections to prosper and make a meaningful and scalable impact. Bits x Bites has invested in companies that include a silkworm-based snack food startup, a drinkable salad CPG startup and a young company building weatherproof, cloud-connected farms to enable local food production by anyone anywhere.
In addition to Bits x Bites, Ho has founded Yimishiji, one of China's first online farmers markets to bring organic and local produce to families. Yimishiji stands alone as a farm-to-table e-commerce platform that has engineered food education and transparency into the entire supply chain and customer experience, effectively reshaping the relationship between Chinese consumers and farmers.
Prior to entrepreneurship, she filled leadership roles at IDEO and BCG (The Boston Consulting Group) in both Shanghai and Washington DC. She holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She currently serves as an advisor on the board of Shinho, China’s first and largest organic condiment company.
Ho is an emerging voice on food sustainability and entrepreneurship. She has been featured in articles by Fast Company, South China Morning Post and Inc. In 2017, she was named a TED Fellow and a GLG Social Impact Fellow.
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