From Fark to Fork: Food Traceability & Literacy

Welcome to the Digital Food Podcast!

Let's look at how data shapes our food.

Our mission? To explore how digital technologies are revolutionizing the food industry and empower you to make informed choices in this digital age.

🎙 Episode n°5 of this podcast dives into food traceability and food literacy!

Francesca Felici is a food anthropologist with several hats on her head.

She is a Researcher & Consultant in Food Systems and Food Security, with a lense in Anthropology and Development Studies.

She brings an interesting view on food traceability with a broader focus on food literacy.

Expect to learn the importance of the EU FARM2FORK process for citizens, how an untrustworthy food traceability hinders our health and more on food literacy's power for the consumer.

Timestamps

0:00 – Introduction

1:41 – Storytime in Dubin’s Trinity College

3:01 – Conversation start

3:36 – Book recommendation: “Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History”.

5:12 – “In a data-wave era in the food sector, why should we bring data and food in the first place? Why is it important?”

08:07 – “Can you break down the EU FARM2FORK process for us? Why should the average European citizen care about this initiative?”

9:48 – Farmer story in Italy and working conditions

12:12 –  “How does Data-driven food traceability improve our food safety and quality? Can you provide us some real-world examples?”

16:11 – Many challenges coming with an untrustworthy food traceability (working conditions, obesity...)

18:20 – The example of a manipulating organic certification leading to false information to consumers

19:13 – The social aspect of food data and its potential inequality

20:17 – Solutions for people having less access to technology

22:07 - Food literacy is a popular topic these days. How can we, as customers, better understand where our food comes from and make more educated decisions?

26:47 – One policy recommendation to support a more transparent and trustworthy food traceability system?

29:16 – "If you could eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?"

30:51 - Conclusion and takeaways

#food #data #sustainability#technology

EUFIC prepared this podcast as part of the DRG4FOOD project, which is supported and funded by the European Union.

The ideas expressed do not reflect the opinions of the European Commission.

Visit the DRG4FOOD website at https://drg4food.eu/

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