Matilda Ho: The future of good food in China
Matilda Ho: A jó élelmiszerek jövője Kínában
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.
először megtudtam, mit jelent a türelem.
as a birthday present,
szülinapomra a nagymamámtól,
would become a gift for life.
hogy életre szóló ajándék lesz.
an amateur dove magician.
requires that I train my doves
in a rush to make them appear,
hogy minél hamarabb előbújjanak,
of this magical act
only after they've waited patiently
türelmes várakozás után bújjanak elő
hogy tökéletesen megtanuljam.
some years to master.
hét évvel ezelőtt,
seven years ago,
hogy ezt a türelmet gyakoroljam.
became almost impossible to practice.
and everything is in a hurry,
másik embert kell felülmúlnod,
over 1.3 billion other people
áthágod a szabályokat,
komoly következményei lehetnek.
és adjunk el,
4000 évnyi mezőgazdaságát tesszük tönkre
in a country of rich natural resources
túlzott használatával.
of chemicals and pesticides.
in just nine months.
tárt fel, csupán kilenc hónap alatt.
minden negyedik cukorbeteg
diabetics in the world
türelem lépjen a türelmetlenség helyébe.
a mindful patience into the impatience.
hanem azt,
várakozás közben.
valósággá válik Kínában,
becomes a reality in China,
online farmers market
első online termelői piacát,
termékeket juttassunk a családokhoz.
produce to families.
was somewhat dismal.
szinte gyászos volt.
and hardly any meat to sell,
és szinte semmi húsunk,
passed our zero tolerance test
nem felelt meg zéró toleranciánknak
antibiotikumokkal és hormonokkal szemben.
antibiotics and hormones.
akik nagyon aggódtak,
every local farmer in China.
Kína minden helyi termelőjével.
of villagers on Hainan Island.
még Google Maps koordinátái sincsenek,
does not have coordinates for,
akár három óra alatt
in as fast as three hours
dobozokat használunk,
kínálatunk növekedése felől,
will continue to grow,
a jó élelmiszer jövőjének alakításához.
to shape the future of good food.
food tech accelerator and VC platform
Kína első élelmiszer-technológiai
hogy segítsem az induló vállalkozókat,
the future of good food
fehérjeforrásként való használata,
as a more sustainable source of protein
hogy tovább friss maradjon az élelmiszer.
to keep food fresh for longer.
élelmiszer-rendszert építeni
a sustainable food system
a crime to take it slow?
ahol szinte bűn lassúnak lenni?
how to act while waiting,
hogyan kell cselekedni várakozás közben,
with my grandmother's magic box.
varázsdobozával tanultam meg.
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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