Impact Hub İstanbul Circular Food Event Series

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Circular Food Series is an online workshop series aim to promote participatory multi-level food governance; enhancing stakeholder participation at the city/metropolitan level through dialogue and co-design.

Turkey and the Netherlands are two countries that particularly rely on the agro-food sector socially and economically. Having a productive and sustainable food value chain is therefore one of the biggest and shared challenges of both countries. While there have been a significant number of social innovations in this domain in the Netherlands, the topic is also gaining a lot of attention in Turkey in line with increasing focus on ‘zero waste’ in public and private institutions as well as the rise of impressive food entrepreneurs recently.

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In partnership with the Dutch Consulate in Istanbul, Impact Hub Istanbul, Impact Hub Amsterdam, Whole Surplus, Food Rescue Association and EIT Food-Foodback Circular Food Series is designed to explore potential partnerships that can accelerate the transition towards a more sustainable and circular food system. It is a top priority topic especially after the covid pandemic. The main objective of the workshop is to promote participatory multi-level food governance; enhancing stakeholder participation at the city/ metropolitan level through dialogue and co-design. That’s why the series is based on creating meaningful connections that can lead to collaborations. Throughout these connections a more connected loop can be created where waste is minimized. The seeds of this event grow into long-lasting relationships and feed into a supporting ecosystem for the food industry.