It was the second time this world’s first event was held – a major 24-hour event on World Food day on Oct 16, featuring speakers from every region of our planet.
It was a spectacularly successful event, with over 700,000 people from all regions of our world tuning in to watch and listen to numerous topics.

Because we reached so many people, this event had a very high impact.
This year’s participatory, virtual summit started in Oceania and moved westwards through the time zones of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and North America. Each region was self-organized, so they were empowered to present the messages and issues that are their priorities.

The People’s Food Summit is a truly participatory summit that empowers the majority of the world’s food producers: the small-holder family farmers, pastoralists, and foresters who produce 70% of the food we eat.

This year we also featured natural health as how we produce our food and what we eat is essential to our health and the health of our environment and society. Regenerative organic agriculture and climate change were also a feature of the summit.

Regeneration International has been working with our many partners such as the Organic Consumers Association, The Global Alliance for Organic Districts, IFOAM Asia, Navdanya, the International Network of Eco Regions, Savory Hub Africa, Via Organica, AFSA, The League of Organic Municipalities and Cities and BERAS International in hosting the People’s Food Summit on World Food Day to present these inspiring speakers, and get an overview of exciting agricultural projects from around the world.

Resources:

The  Good Food Festivals  – Market for Smallholders’ Traditional, Climate-Smart Crops and Source of Healthy Foods for Zimbabwean Consumers by Caroline Jacquet

Take some time to listen to some of these highlighted talks!