Food Systems Tracks

Precision Fermentation & Cellular Agriculture

From resource-intensive livestock and dairy → to clean, scalable, climate-smart proteins.

• How fermentation can produce proteins, fats, enzymes, and dairy components with 90% fewer emissions and 95% less land.
• Policies needed to accelerate regulatory clarity, public education, and global manufacturing hubs.

From Monocultures to Regenerative Agriculture

From extractive industrial farming → to soil-restoring, carbon-sequestering practices.

• Regenerative systems as both mitigation (carbon drawdown) and adaptation (drought resilience).
• How to scale farmer incentives, soil health metrics, and ecosystem-service payments.

Community Food Sovereignty & Localized Food Hubs

From globalized, centralized supply chains → to resilient local cooperative networks.

• Community-owned food hubs that cut distribution waste and strengthen local economies.
• How Indigenous, rural, and frontline communities can shape land-use and food policy.

The Future of Proteins: Blended, Plant-Based & Novel Food Systems

From livestock dependence → to a diversified, resilient protein landscape.

• Why the future is hybrid: combining plant-based, cultivated, and precision-fermented ingredients.
• Economic opportunities for farmers to grow new specialty crops for next-gen protein industries.

Climate-Resilient Farming & Water Systems

From drought-prone, water-intensive agriculture → to climate-smart irrigation and water recycling.

• Regenerative water practices: managed aquifer recharge, precision irrigation, nutrient recycling.
• Policy frameworks that support watershed restoration and climate-adaptive farming.

 Circular Food Systems & Zero Waste

From linear food loss → to circular, regenerative loops.

• Upcycling waste streams into proteins, fertilizers, bioplastics, and clean energy.
• Municipal policies that convert food waste into local economic value.

Smart Distribution: Cold Chains, Micro-Logistics & Electrified Transport

From diesel-based, inefficient delivery → to zero-emission, high-efficiency food logistics.

• Electric cold-chain networks to protect food integrity while slashing emissions.
• Last-mile delivery solutions using cargo bikes, EV co-ops, and micro-distribution hubs.

Indigenous Food Knowledge, Restoration & Land Stewardship

From extractive Western models → to land practices rooted in reciprocity and ancestral wisdom.

• Indigenous frameworks for perennial crops, wild foods, and ecosystem harmony.
• Co-governance models for land, water, seed, and biodiversity.

 Public Health & Nutrition Systems for the Next Generation

From food-as-commerce → to food-as-a-public-health system.

• How nutrient-rich, culturally appropriate diets reduce healthcare costs.
• Designing food assistance programs that connect local farms to community health centers.

Food Policy, Governance & Regulatory Innovation

From outdated industrial-era policies → to systems-level governance that supports innovation.

• Regulatory modernization for precision fermentation and cellular ag.
• Policies that democratize market access for small-scale producers and food co-ops.

Energy, Infrastructure & Electrified Food Production

From fossil-fueled food systems → to clean-energy-powered production and distribution.

• Solar- and wind-powered food manufacturing, including fermentation facilities.
• Microgrids and community energy hubs that stabilize rural and peri-urban food systems.

Global Equity, Trade & Nutrition Justice

From inequitable global food distribution → to fair, secure, and climate-resilient food access.

• How global South nations can leapfrog to next-gen food tech and regenerative agriculture.
• Anti-colonial approaches to seed rights, supply-chain transparency, and fair trade.