Matilda Ho: The future of good food in China
ماتيلدا هو: مستقبل الغذاء الجيد في الصين
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.
أتيحت لي فرصة تعلم معنى الصبر.
as a birthday present,
كهدية عيد ميلادي،
would become a gift for life.
أنه سيصبح هدية للحياة.
an amateur dove magician.
بعض الخدع باستخدام الحمام.
requires that I train my doves
in a rush to make them appear,
من أمري في إظهارهم،
of this magical act
only after they've waited patiently
some years to master.
seven years ago,
became almost impossible to practice.
من الصبر الجميل.
and everything is in a hurry,
وكل شيء في عجلة من أمرهم،
over 1.3 billion other people
له عواقب وخيمة.
بسرعة لتبيع أكثر،
in a country of rich natural resources
غني بالموارد الطبيعية
of chemicals and pesticides.
المبيدات الكيميائية والحشرية.
in just nine months.
سلامة الغذاء في تسعة أشهر فقط.
diabetics in the world
مصابين بمرض السكري في العالم
a mindful patience into the impatience.
بالصبر في وقت نفاد الصبر.
أثناء الانتظار.
becomes a reality in China,
حقيقة واقعة في الصين،
online farmers market
عبر الإنترنت في الصين
produce to families.
was somewhat dismal.
الرديئة من الطعام.
and hardly any meat to sell,
أو اللحوم لبيعها،
passed our zero tolerance test
للمختبر معايرينا الصارمة
antibiotics and hormones.
والمضادات الحيوية والهرمونات،
every local farmer in China.
محلي في الصين.
of villagers on Hainan Island.
does not have coordinates for,
حتى على برنامج "جوجل ماب"،
in as fast as three hours
تقريبا في ثلاث ساعات
للتحلل ولإعادة الاستخدام
will continue to grow,
سوف تستمر في النمو،
to shape the future of good food.
من الناس لتشكيل مستقبل الطعام الجيد.
food tech accelerator and VC platform
لتكنولوجيا الغذاء ومنصة للاستثمار الجماعي
the future of good food
في تشكيل مستقبل الغذاء الجيد
as a more sustainable source of protein
للأكل كمصدر أكثر استدامة للبروتين
to keep food fresh for longer.
على الطعام طازجًا لفترة أطول.
a sustainable food system
a crime to take it slow?
how to act while waiting,
بالتصرف أثناء الانتظار،
with my grandmother's magic box.
من صندوق جدتي السحري.
the earth from our ancestors.
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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