Matilda Ho: The future of good food in China
Matilda Ho: O futuro da boa alimentação na 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.
o que é ter paciência.
as a birthday present,
como presente de aniversário
would become a gift for life.
um presente para a vida toda.
an amateur dove magician.
mágica de pombas amadora.
requires that I train my doves
que eu treine minhas pombas
dentro da minha roupa.
in a rush to make them appear,
com pressa de fazê-las aparecerem,
of this magical act
only after they've waited patiently
que elas esperassem pacientemente
consciente de paciência,
some years to master.
seven years ago,
a Xangai sete anos atrás,
became almost impossible to practice.
ficou quase impossível de se praticar.
and everything is in a hurry,
e todos estão apressados,
over 1.3 billion other people
do que 1,3 bilhões de pessoas
o sistema, burlar as regras
com alimentos também...
a consequências drásticas.
in a country of rich natural resources
num país rico em recursos naturais
of chemicals and pesticides.
de produtos químicos e pesticidas.
in just nine months.
sanitária em apenas nove meses.
diabetics in the world
quatro diabéticos do mundo
a mindful patience into the impatience.
uma paciência consciente à impaciência.
becomes a reality in China,
se tornará uma realidade na China,
online farmers market
feiras on-line da China
produce to families.
e orgânica às famílias.
was somewhat dismal.
era bastante escassa.
and hardly any meat to sell,
e quase nenhuma carne à venda,
passed our zero tolerance test
ao laboratório passava no nosso teste
antibiotics and hormones.
químicos, antibióticos e hormônios.
every local farmer in China.
com todos os fazendeiros da China.
bananas sem químicos
of villagers on Hainan Island.
de aldeões na Ilha de Hainan.
does not have coordinates for,
consegue gerar coordenadas,
onde as vacas comem grama
in as fast as three hours
em até três horas, com veículos elétricos,
e biodegradáveis
will continue to grow,
oferta continuará crescendo,
to shape the future of good food.
para gerar um futuro de bons alimentos.
food tech accelerator and VC platform
de apoio às tecnologias de comida da China
the future of good food
o futuro dos bons alimentos como queiram,
as a more sustainable source of protein
como uma fonte sustentável de proteína
to keep food fresh for longer.
a comida fresca por mais tempo.
a sustainable food system
um sistema sustentável de comida
a crime to take it slow?
um crime ir com calma?
how to act while waiting,
enquanto esperamos,
with my grandmother's magic box.
com a caixa mágica da minha avó.
the earth from our ancestors.
a Terra de nossos ancestrais.
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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