Matilda Ho: The future of good food in China
Matilda Ho: Den goda matens framtid i Kina
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.
betyder kom när jag var sex år.
as a birthday present,
i födelsedagspresent
would become a gift for life.
skulle vara en present för livet.
an amateur dove magician.
requires that I train my doves
att jag lär mina duvor
in a rush to make them appear,
att ta fram dem
of this magical act
med detta trolleritrick
only after they've waited patiently
efter att de tålmodigt väntat
some years to master.
seven years ago,
för sju år sedan
became almost impossible to practice.
nästan omöjlig att utöva.
and everything is in a hurry,
är i en ständig brådska,
over 1.3 billion other people
än 1,3 miljarder människor
in a country of rich natural resources
i ett land med rik natur
of chemicals and pesticides.
och bekämpningsmedel.
in just nine months.
inom matindustrin på bara nio månader.
diabetics in the world
i världen
a mindful patience into the impatience.
att skapa medvetet tålamod i otåligheten.
vad du gör medan du väntar.
becomes a reality in China,
blir verklighet i Kina,
online farmers market
internetbaserade bondmarknader
produce to families.
odlade grönsaker till familjer.
was somewhat dismal.
av ganska dålig kvalitet.
and hardly any meat to sell,
och knappt något kött att sälja
passed our zero tolerance test
nolltoleranskrav under labbtesterna
antibiotics and hormones.
kemikalier, antibiotika och hormoner.
every local farmer in China.
varje lokalproducerande bonde i Kina.
240 olika sorters produkter
utan några kemikalier
of villagers on Hainan Island.
på Hainan-ön.
does not have coordinates for,
saknar koordinater för
in as fast as three hours
så fort som på tre timmar
återanvändbara lådor
will continue to grow,
kommer fortsätta växa,
to shape the future of good food.
krävs för att forma framtidens rätta mat.
food tech accelerator and VC platform
food tech-accelerator
the future of good food
forma den goda matens framtid
as a more sustainable source of protein
för att skapa en mer hållbar proteinkälla
to keep food fresh for longer.
för att hålla mat färsk längre.
a sustainable food system
ett hållbart livsmedelssystem
a crime to take it slow?
att sakta ner?
till framgång -
how to act while waiting,
medan du väntar,
with my grandmother's magic box.
av min mormors trollerilåda.
the earth from our ancestors.
av våra förfäder,
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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