REDES Workshop 2013

Workshop on Resource Efficiency and Food Security in Switzerland

In February 2013, the WFSC, in partnership with the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture and Agroscope, hosted a conference on resource efficiency and food security in Switzerland (REDES). The conference brought together a broad cross-section of stakeholders from the Swiss agro-food sector and offered an opportunity to share finding of the REDES research project and explore the national and international policy implications.

A ‹world café› format allowed the 130 conference participants to exchange and discuss critical topics in small groups and formulate the relevant next steps for the Swiss agro-food community. The main topics included: increasing agricultural productivity while saving resources, reducing food waste, the Swiss role in a sustainable global food system, identifying major knowledge gaps, and land-use strategies to increase food security and resource efficiency.

The outcomes of the conference feed into an ongoing research and implementation project of the FOAG.

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