Exciting things are happening in the food industry for 2016

So much is happening in the food industry, focus are on finding a sustainable solution to hunger, obesity, and poverty worldwide.  

Young people are working toward a more sustainable future:

After launching a youth manifesto in Milan, the young leaders of the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition will continue their work for food sustainability in 2016. The manifesto represents a concrete commitment by young people to work for a more sustainable approaches to food sustainability and innovation.  Share their ideas and finance their projects to fight hunger across the globe.

Food waste is finally getting the attention it deserves:

Food Recovery Act to the United Nations goal to halve food waste by 2030, leaders are taking action on this massive problem. The year 2016 may be a landmark one for revising sell-by labels, improving donation incentives, destigmatizing imperfect produce, and scaling out composting.

The face of agricultural innovation is changing:

Farmer knowledge networks and information communications are beginning to define research and development processes as well as technological dissemination.  

Food workers are starting to win the fight for fair wages:

The Fight for $15 campaign has claimed victories in Seattle, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco, and the activists will ramp up campaigns in 2016 to advocate for elected officials and presidential candidates to support $15 an hour for the 64 million people earning poverty-level wages at their jobs.

The Sustainable Food Trust April conference:

The Real Cost of American Food conference will highlight the high cost of cheap food in the United States. The event will uncover the economic distortions of our current food system, which depends on intensive farming, to reveal the dishonest food pricing that is holding back the shift to sustainable practices in farming.

Understanding the links between the ecosystem and our food.

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food is working to reveal the true worth of food systems, helping policymakers to better understand the complex links between ecosystems and food.

More and more students are interested in the food system:

From agro ecologists and food system planners to scientists and extension workers, the next generation of food leaders is working to better understand the links between human health and the health of the environment. The Center on Food Security and the Environment at Stanford University, the University of California  offer just a few of the other high-caliber programs now available to students who are hoping to learn more about food and agriculture.

The year 2016 is expected to be a great one for food media and film:

The Real Food Media Project, an exploration of food, farming, and sustainability, will accept short film submissions until March 1 for its third annual contest. And the Food on Film season of the Toronto International Film Festival — to take place March 2 to June 29 — will bring together chefs, food experts, and film lovers in Toronto, Canada.

Food Tank will convene four two-day summits in 2016.

These summits — in Washington, D.C.; São Paulo, Brazil; Sacramento, Calif.; and Chicago — will bring together some of the world’s most effective food system leaders. 
Each event will feature 50-plus speakers on interactive panels moderated by top food journalists, networking, and delicious food, followed by a day of hands-on activities and opportunities for attendees.