The event is part of the Dispute series and is jointly organized by the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN in Rome and the ETH Zurich World Food System Center. It explores how food choices intersect with politics, culture, technology, and inequality, focusing on ultra-processed foods, food justice, and the true cost of nutrition. 

From 4 to 18 November 2025, a three-part public lecture series explores agroecology as a pathway to sustainable food systems. Each Tuesday (16:15–17:15 CET, via Zoom), experts from science, policy, and practice will discuss agroecological transformation and its role in addressing global food and environmental challenges. Speakers include Lutz Merbold (Agroscope), Johanna Jacobi (ETH Zurich), Daniel Seifert (Biovision), and Ruben Baert (agroecology.science).

Ob frisches Bio-Gemüse aus ökologischer Agroforstwirtschaft direkt in ein Armenviertel in Nairobi oder gesunde Spitalkost in Graubünden: Bäuerinnen, Unternehmer und Pionierinnen aus Kenia und der Schweiz berichten, was wir gemeinsam für eine gerechtere, gesündere Zukunft tun können.

The conference will seek to bring together experts from different fields, including universities, research institutions, government, industry, civil society, international organizations, etc., to discuss how Africa’s Transformation can best be facilitated by Research, Innovation and Artificial Intelligence.

The European Commission will host the Horizon Europe Cluster 6 Info Days on 22–23 January 2026 (09:00 CET) in Brussels and online. The event presents funding opportunities in food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture, and environment, with sessions on policy context, proposal preparation, and topic pitches from the 2026 Work Programme. A brokerage event by CARE4BIO will precede the Info Days on 21 January, offering networking and matchmaking for applicants.

Organic animal husbandry: a role model for the future of livestock?

A strategic vision conference at FiBL Switzerland