webinar organized by Swissaid in the context of the launch of a new publication

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. 

Helvetas hosts the hybrid launch of the 2025 Global Hunger Index in Bern and online. Under the theme “It’s time to recommit to Zero Hunger,” the event reflects on two decades of tracking hunger trends and lessons for achieving SDG 2. Speakers include Regula Rytz (Helvetas President), Agnes Mahembe (Helvetas Tanzania), Shruti Patel (ETH Zurich), and Alessandra Roversi (SDC). A networking reception will follow.

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.