国产热热热精品,亚洲视频久久】日韩,三级婷婷在线久久,99人妻精品视频,精品九热人人肉肉在线,AV东京热一区二区,91po在线视频观看,久久激情宗合,青青草黄色手机视频

USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語(yǔ)Fran?ais
China
Home / China / Across America

China, US can tackle global food needs

By Lia Zhu in San Francisco | China Daily USA | Updated: 2017-01-25 12:00

The United States and China can work together to play a big role in agricultural technology innovation to solve the world's food issues, insiders say.

A Silicon Valley-based agtech accelerator program called "Thrive" has been engaged with a Shanghai-based food-tech incubator "Bits x Bites" to identify some of the top tech companies and solutions in China and deploy the technologies in the industry.

"We recognize there's innovation going on all over the world We are looking for innovation coming from China," said Mareese Keane, program manager of Thrive, which is self-tasked with the mission of driving agtech innovation for securing the global food demands of the future.

The world population is expected to reach around 9.7 billion by 2050, creating a massive demand for food - over 70 percent more food has to be produced by then, according to a report by the United Nations department of economic and social affairs.

Keane said the solutions will come through technology and it's "a very exciting time" now in agtech, as there is great interest and plenty of investment money available.

Early stage companies accepted into the Thrive program will go through a bootcamp and receive mentorship from industry leaders to help them scale their companies, according to Keane. They will also have the opportunity of showcasing their technology during a "demo day" in June.

Last year, the program attracted nearly 200 participants from 36 countries and they expect even more applications this year.

Bits x Bites is part of Thrive's world affiliate program. "The startups that have applied have far exceeded our expectation," said Matilda Ho, founder of the food-tech incubator and venture capital firm.

"We have met many startup teams solving issues from food waste to water quality, and food education," she said.

Ho said it's critical that China is engaged in the global mission as the country holds 20 percent of the world's population.

"Chinese entrepreneurs are known for their ability to execute quickly. They are nimble and can adapt quickly to consumer feedback. Their development pace has created successful examples in areas like mobile payment and e-commerce," Ho added.

However, many startups don't have enough capital, experience or the mentoring network to help them succeed and grow rapidly as more and more of them are aware of China's food system challenges.

For example, one-third of the food supply is wasted globally, and in many top-tier Chinese cities, between 60 and 75 percent of municipal waste comes from disposed food, said Ho. Solutions are sought to tap into waste as in a systematic, coordinated way to reduce food waste or turn it into new ingredients to create something of value, she said.

"The sheer scale of the Chinese market is a no brainer," said Ho. "But we also think that China has potential to leapfrog in certain food tech areas. Alternative proteins are an interesting example.

"New forms of meatless proteins like algae, soybean, and insect sources are just finding their way to the US and Europe as the 'future of food'."

"But these ingredients have long been ingrained in the Chinese food culture, making China an exciting launching pad to develop new products that may result in broader adoption in other countries," she said.

liazhu@chinadailyusa.com

Polar icebreaker Snow Dragon arrives in Antarctic
Xi's vision on shared future for humanity
Air Force units explore new airspace
Premier Li urges information integration to serve the public
Dialogue links global political parties
Editor's picks
Beijing limits signs attached to top of buildings across city
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
荔浦县| 佛山市| 鸡泽县| 绥滨县| 南城县| 滨州市| 苏州市| 甘南县| 梨树县| 鞍山市| 张家口市| 锦州市| 马边| 宝鸡市| 嘉禾县| 利辛县| 左云县| 昂仁县| 佛冈县| 建德市| 沙湾县| 台山市| 密山市| 永仁县| 安庆市| 宁夏| 神农架林区| 武山县| 宝丰县| 定襄县| 云阳县| 龙江县| 眉山市| 望都县| 凤凰县| 壶关县| 昌邑市| 莎车县| 唐河县| 中宁县| 满洲里市|