Matilda Ho: The future of good food in China
ماتیلدا هو: آینده غذای خوب در چین
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.
آموختن معنی شکیبایی را پیدا کردم.
as a birthday present,
به من یک جعبه جادو داد،
هدیهای سرنوشت ساز برای تمام عمرم شود.
would become a gift for life.
an amateur dove magician.
تردست آماتور با حقه کبوتر شدم.
requires that I train my doves
in a rush to make them appear,
در ظاهر کردن آنها عجله داشتم،
of this magical act
این است که
only after they've waited patiently
درون کت جادوییام منتظر نشستند
some years to master.
تا در آن استاد شوم.
seven years ago,
زندگی من را به شانگهای کشاند،
became almost impossible to practice.
تقریبا ناممکن شد.
and everything is in a hurry,
در شتاب هستند،
over 1.3 billion other people
عملکرد بهتری نسبت به ۱.۳ میلیارد
از قوانین تخطی میکنید
in a country of rich natural resources
سرشار از منابع طبیعی
of chemicals and pesticides.
و حشره کشها به فنا رفته است.
in just nine months.
طی فقط نه ماه را برملا کرد.
diabetics in the world
چهار فرد مبتلا به مرض قند
a mindful patience into the impatience.
شکیبایی آگاهانه در این ناشکیبایی است.
چه عملی انجام دهیم.
becomes a reality in China,
واقعیت بپیوندد،
online farmers market
مزرعهداران چین را راه اندازی کردم
produce to families.
را بدست خانوادهها برسانم.
سایت را بر روی اینترنت بردیم،
was somewhat dismal.
and hardly any meat to sell,
برای فروش داشتیم،
passed our zero tolerance test
در شاخص تحمل صفر استفاده از
antibiotics and hormones.
و آنتیبیوتیکها، صفر را نشان ندادند.
every local farmer in China.
بومی چین ملاقات نکردیم تسلیم نخواهیم شد.
of villagers on Hainan Island.
جزیره هاینان رسیدیم.
does not have coordinates for,
مختصات آن را ندارد،
in as fast as three hours
را با خودروهای الکتریکی
بر روی محیط زیست استفاده میکنیم.
will continue to grow,
به رشد خود ادامه خواهد داد
to shape the future of good food.
به آینده غذای خوب لازم است.
food tech accelerator and VC platform
غذا و سکوی سرمایهگذاری همراه با ریسک را
the future of good food
که به آینده غذای خوب
as a more sustainable source of protein
بعنوان منبع پایدارتری از پروتئین باشد
to keep food fresh for longer.
جهت حفظ بیشتر تازگی غذا.
a sustainable food system
جنبشی صبورانه در کشوری داری
تقریباً جرم محسوب میشود؟
a crime to take it slow?
how to act while waiting,
در عین انتظار کشیدن است،
with my grandmother's magic box.
جادوی مادربزرگ آموختم.
the earth from our ancestors.
زمین را از نیاکان خویش به ارث نمیبریم.
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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