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Comida do Amanhã Institute

A non-profit, institutionally independent and non-partisan think tank that supports the transition to healthy and sustainable, inclusive and empowering, biodiverse and culturally integrated food systems.

Eating is probably the most intimate decision with the greatest overall impact.

What we eat says a lot about the world we do want, but also about the world we do have.

our approach

From a systemic view of food, and with a broad network of partners, we act with an interdisciplinary and intersectoral approach to raise awareness and impact individuals, institutions and decision makers, with two specific and interdependent goals

content

We produce, adapt and communicate content and research in an interdisciplinary and creative manner.

meetings

We organize and facilitate meetings, events and opportunities for intersectoral debate and critical thinking.

labs

we design fertile territories for reflection and proposition promoting collaborative debate in the search for solutions.

promote the change in behavior and understanding about food and its impacts;

advocate for public policies centered on the right to adequate food.

why a food focused think tank ?

The contemporary food system is both the cause and consequence of today's major challenges. Placing food at the center of the debate in critical, collaborative, creative and communicative ways allows for a current, high-impact look at systemic transformation - what we eat changes the world, and this is our biggest challenge and at the same time our greatest opportunity.

global sindemics

Obesity, malnutrition and climate change are growing interconnected and with consequences at various scales and in all territories.

relevance and contemporaneity

increasing environmental awareness + sense of urgency: Global and crescent interest in food-related content and innovation, and on how to achieve healthy diets within sustainable systems.

transversality and intersectoriality

of the food system impacts (social, cultural and environmental flows) - all inseparable and challenging.

commitment to the global agenda

The food system has impacts in all the 17 sustainable development goals and in the global environmental agenda

political and institutional inertia

in solving the problems arising from the food system.

themes

Focus on three strategic, interconnected areas that serve to organize the most pressing food system challenges:

FOOD & CITIES

resilient cities with healthy, fair and affordable food for all.

FOOD & CLIMATE

valorization of biodiversity, food diversity and with lower climate and resource impact.

FOOD & CULTURE

appreciation and recognition of the link between cultural practices and food, between knowledge and flavors.