The Mediterranean and Mediterranean Diet: Food for Earth Marathon

22 April 2021. Deputy Secretary General Grammenos Mastrojeni will be attending the second edition of the Food for Earth marathon, hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Future Food Institute on World Earth Day, April 22.

The virtual marathon runs for 24 hours across 30 countries, from Australia to Argentina.

The session at 15.30 (CET) focuses on the theme of the Mediterranean and the Mediterranean Diet: essential heritage for the future of humanity.

Also attending this session will be:

• Stefano Patuanelli, Italian Minister for Agriculture
• Angelo Riccaboni, Chair of PRIMA Foundation
• Diana Battaggia, Director of UNIDO ITPO Italy
• Benedetto Zacchiroli, President of ICCAR
• Antonio Parenti, Head of the European Commission Representation in Italy
• Elisabetta Moro, MedEatResearch, University Suor Orsola Benicasa

“The second edition of Food for Earth Day represents a unique occasion to share knowledge and expertise on food systems and their impacts from a social, cultural, environmental, institutional, and economic point of view. The lessons learned during Food for Earth Day are the basis for rethinking business as usual because business as usual is part of the problem. To achieve this we need systemic thinking, multi-stakeholder platforms, and multidisciplinary profiles. In this sense, the marathon represents a unique example both of extraordinary content that is now becoming a book and of the power of partnership between the public and private sector to contribute to new, circular, and regenerative practices.” – Future Food Institute.

The event will be live-streamed here.