Matilda Ho: The future of good food in China
Matilda Ho: O futuro da boa comida 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.
de aprender o que significa a paciência.
as a birthday present,
como presente de Natal,
would become a gift for life.
que ia ser um presente para a vida.
an amateur dove magician.
ilusionista amadora de pombos.
requires that I train my doves
que treinar os meus pombos
dentro da minha roupa.
in a rush to make them appear,
tinha sempre pressa que eles aparecessem,
of this magical act
only after they've waited patiently
depois de eles esperarem com calma
some years to master.
até ser especialista.
seven years ago,
became almost impossible to practice.
quase se tornou impossível de praticar.
and everything is in a hurry,
over 1.3 billion other people
de 1300 milhões de pessoas
fugimos às regras,
consequências graves.
de vender mais,
in a country of rich natural resources
num pais com muitos recursos naturais
of chemicals and pesticides.
de químicos e pesticidas.
in just nine months.
de segurança violadas em apenas nove meses.
diabetics in the world
em cada quatro diabéticos no mundo
de trazer paciência para a impaciência.
a mindful patience into the impatience.
enquanto se espera.
becomes a reality in China,
alimentar chegue à China,
online farmers market
online de agricultura
produce to families.
alimentos locais e orgânicos.
was somewhat dismal.
eram pouco atraente.
and hardly any meat to sell,
e quase nenhuma carne para vender,
passed our zero tolerance test
de tolerância zero do nosso laboratório
antibiotics and hormones.
antibióticos e hormonas.
every local farmer in China.
a todos os produtores locais da China.
isentas de produtos químicos
of villagers on Hainan Island.
dos habitantes da ilha de Hainan.
does not have coordinates for,
sabe onde ficam,
onde as vacas comem erva
arduamente na logistica.
in as fast as three hours
num máximo de três horas
e biodegradáveis
will continue to grow,
vai continuar a crescer
to shape the future of good food.
para modelar o futuro da boa comida.
food tech accelerator and VC platform
a primeira aceleradora de comida
the future of good food
a modelar o futuro da boa comida
as a more sustainable source of protein
como uma fonte proteica mais sustentável,
to keep food fresh for longer.
a comida fresca durante mais tempo.
a sustainable food system
um sistema sustentável de comida
a crime to take it slow?
andar devagar?"
é a paciência.
how to act while waiting,
with my grandmother's magic box.
com a caixa de magia da minha avó.
the earth from our ancestors.
a terra dos nossos antepassados,
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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