New policy brief by Eva-Marie Meemken & team: how to promote decent work for informal food workers in Ghana 🇬🇭
Three priority areas for policymakers 👇
doi.org/10.3929/ethz...
@usyseth.bsky.social @ethz.ch
Save The Date: Food Day 2026! 📌
Mark your calendars for this year's Food Day on Friday 18 September 2026, from 10:00-17:00 CET at ETH Zürich.
Don't miss this opportunity to engage with experts, network with peers, and contribute to the future of food systems!
@usyseth.bsky.social
“Forever Chemicals” on our Plates 🍽️🧪
How do PFAS enter our food system and what are the implications for our health? Join the us on 19 March 19 at @ethz.ch for an science-based dialogue with experts from ETH, @eawag.bsky.social, and the Food Packaging Forum.
👉 Register here: luma.com/y7fboa6g
A new chapter at WFSC!
Huge thanks @robertfinger.bsky.social for his visionary leadership as Chair since 2021. We’re excited that he remains a member! 👏
Welcome @vonmeyenn.bsky.social, our new Steering Committee Chair as of Feb 2026. 🚀 We look forward to the collaboration.
@ethz.ch
Research for whom? Whose knowledge counts? 🌍
Join UZH’s 5th Citizen Science School (June 7–12) to master co-creation & participatory research. Open to students & practitioners!
📍 Zurich, Switzerland ⏳ Apply by Feb 15 🔗 www.citizenscienceschool.uzh.ch
#CitizenScience
Last Thursday, we kicked off our new Dialogue Series at @ethz.ch with a sold-out launch event! 🚀
In collaboration with FoodHack Zurich, we explored "Rethinking Pleasure in Food" through 4 sensory stations.
Next event: PFAS in Food on 19 March! 🧪🌽
👉 worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/outreach-and...
@fao.org event: A Systems Approach to Global Food Security
As #FAO marks 80 years, this session explores the future of agrifood systems and the "Four Betters."
📅 Jan 27, 2026 | 15:00 CET 📍 Rome + Virtual
We’ll be attending virtually, join us!
🔗 bit.ly/4sPytTF
#FoodSecurity
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Why "admire the problem" first? 🧩
Alumna Fiona Schneider reflects on how an intensive deep dive at the WFSC Summer School 2025 shaped her approach to food systems, interdisciplinary groupwork, and collaborative change.
👉 Read her Alumni Story: worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/news/wfsc-ne...
The GRiP project at @ethz.ch has successfully validated a new approach to agricultural pest monitoring! 🚀
By pairing autonomous #drones with #eDNA analysis, the team detected invasive Japanese beetles weeks earlier than traditional methods.
👉Access fact sheet: bit.ly/3ZbY6Al
@usyseth.bsky.social
Congrats to our 2025 #SFIAR Award winners! 🏆👏
While Claude Müller's doctoral theses provides new insights into #soil management practices, the Master's thesis of Lea Fabritius focuses on social impacts in #coffee value chains in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Well done!
usys.ethz.ch/en/news-even...
#Opportunity with our member group Grassland Sciences at @ethz.ch: PhD position for the IsoFlux project. Research water cycles using isotopes & ML across Swiss forests.
Apply here: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
#PhD #Ecohydrology #ETHZurich #EnvironmentalScience
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Join us for "Rethinking pleasure in food" on 29 Jan 2026! 🔵🟠
Our first 2026 Dialogue Series event explores the science behind pleasure in food with FoodHack @ethz.ch.
👉 Register: worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/outreach-and...
Announcing the 2026 Dialogue Series! 💬🌱
A brand-new space for fresh ideas in sustainable food systems.
Join us at @ethz.ch as we explore the trends shaping sustainable food systems. First event in January 2026, to be announced soon.
👉 Find out more: worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/outreach-and...
Article: Food systems are the single biggest cause of planetary boundary transgressions. In line with the EAT Lancet report, this study estimates food systems boundaries as a share of planetary boundaries, across 9 key indicators.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Expected effects of a global transformation of agricultural pest management
Niklas Möhring and I wrote a short blog post on our recent paper in Nature Communications
communities.springernature.com/posts/expect...
Paper www.nature.com/articles/s41...
📢 Design the future of food! Apply for the World Food System Summer School at @ethz.ch (June 29 – July 10, 2026). 🌍 Dive into systems thinking, co-create solutions, and collaborate with experts.
Application deadline: Jan 25, 2026
🔗 bit.ly/4j0A1FO
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🌍 Youth leaders & practitioners gathered at the World Food Forum (FAO, Rome) to accelerate #FoodSystemTransformation.
👩🔬 @ethz.ch delegates emphasized: Research & leadership are key to bringing knowledge into the world for a sustainable future, recognizing tradition.
👉 Read more: bit.ly/44Nd0jH
#JobOpening: We're seeking a Project Manager Research & Education (80%) for our Center @ethz.ch.
A unique role blending research coordination, innovative educational design, facilitating dialogue between science, policy, and practice.
👉 Apply until 20.12.2025: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
🌱 Can agriculture thrive without pesticides?
Last week, @ethz.ch hosted a public discussion on the future of pesticide-free farming, co-organized by the Center, @ethz.ch and the AECP Group with @robertfinger.bsky.social.
Thanks to all for joining!
👉 Learn more & access slides: bit.ly/3MadjPf
🏆 Join us for the SFIAR Award Ceremony on 9 December to honor PhD & Master’s theses advancing agricultural research for development.
2025 laureates: Dr. Claude Müller & Lea Fabritius, @ethz.ch.
📅 9.12.2025
📍 @ethz.ch, LEE E101
🕔 16:15-20:00 CET
👉 Register: bit.ly/3M4gZSv
@usyseth.bsky.social
🌾 Join us tomorrow at @ethz.ch to discuss pesticide-free production systems: opportunities, hurdles, and policy options.
🗓️ 27 Nov 2025 🕔 17:15-18:45 📍 ETH Zurich, CHN F46 In-person only. No registration.
@robertfinger.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social
#SustainableAgriculture #FoodSystems
This Friday! Join experts for "Free Food for All? Rethinking Food as a Commons." How would treating food as a public good reshape sustainability & democracy?
🗓️ 28 Nov, 17:00 CET 📍 PBLabs, ETH Zürich / Livestream 🔗 Register: www.formape.com/f/jbciq
From farmers to diplomats, our Rome dialogue on #HealthyDiets and #PlanetaryHealth was highly interactive! Experts debated Ultra-Processed Foods & systemic change needed. Thanks for disputing with us!
🔗 Read more in our news: worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/news/wfsc-ne...
@ethz.ch @fao.org
TOMORROW! 📢 Agroecology Public Lecture: "Agroecology as a Tool for Food System Transformation" with Daniel Seifert (Biovision) & Ruben Baert (agroecology.science).
Tues, 18 Nov, 16:15 CET. No registration, just join on Zoom!
🔗 ethz.zoom.us/j/64990561305
#Agroecology #FoodSystems
Don't miss the symposium on Balanced & Efficient Nutrient Management. Organized by Astrid Oberson, Emmanuel Frossard (@ethz.ch) & colleagues, featuring int'l experts.
🗓️ Jan 7, 2026, ETH Zürich.
Register by Nov 30!
🔗 bit.ly/3LzkUGG
@usyseth.bsky.social
#SustainableAgriculture #PlantNutrition
Can #agriculture thrive without pesticides? 🌾 Join us for a discussion on #pesticide-free systems: economic viability, adoption, & policy. @robertfinger.bsky.social
📅 Nov 27, 17:15 CET | 📍 @ethz.ch, CHN F46. No registration!
@usyseth.bsky.social
Join us next week for our #Agroecology Public Lecture:
➡️ Policy Perspective on Agroecological Transformation
➡️ Tuesday, 11 November, 16:15 CET on Zoom
➡️ We'll hear from: Oliver Oliveros (Agroecology Coalition) & Jasmin Hundorf (GIZ)
🔗 Zoom link on: worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/outreach-and...
🥳 Celebrating 10 years of Food Day at @ethz.ch!
The 2025 edition was incredible:
Over 400 attendees!
Sold-out workshops & Cook the Science event.
Pioneering research on #SmartFarming & #Proteins.
Thanks to all partners & attendees! 🙏
🔗 worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/outreach-and...
In our latest ETH Ambassadors Blog, Daniela Hoffmann, Project Director of Plant4Value, shares how ETH Zurich is piloting scalable, evidence-based solutions to foster plant-based value chains in Switzerland. Read the full story here: ethambassadors.ethz.ch/2025/11/06/f... @ethzwfsc.bsky.social
'Pesticide-free production systems: opportunities, hurdles and policy options'
Join us 27 November, 17:15–18:45. ETH Zurich, CHN F46
The event will feature presentations by Per Kudsk, Niklas Möhring, Ilaria Pertot and Eileen Ziehmann, followed by a panel discussion @ethzwfsc.bsky.social
