Theme: " Food, Planet and People "

Food security faces a severe and growing danger globally due to climate change. Climate change is also fueled mainly by the food we eat. Here, we outline these interconnected global issues and the progress—or lack thereof—that has been made so far to solve them. Inspired by the book authored by Professor Dave Reay, propose the idea of "climate-smart food," which aims to boost productivity and climate resilience while lowering greenhouse gas emissions along with zero hunger as one of the sustainable development goals.

Auditorium, Ahmedabad University
GICT Building, Central Campus
Navrangpura
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380009
India

Anjali Choudhary

Blogger- Sunherimitti

Anjali Choudhary is a social development professional & holds an MBA from the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA). Currently, she is working with IIM-A on research projects related to agriculture. From teaching internet to rural women under a project funded by Google to training urban dwellers about various ways of waste management, she has expanded her areas of influence substantially and has grown as a sustainability practitioner. Five years back, she found inspiration to start her sustainability journey with composting and, since then, has broadened her horizon to encompass other green initiatives. She conducts workshops and sessions with kids, youth, and adults to take sustainable practices to the community. She initiates waste meetups in Ahmedabad, where people brainstorm ideas for efficient waste management.

Bijal Vachharajani

Children's book author

Bijal Vacharajani is a journalist and the author of four children’s books; A Cloud Called Bhura, So You Want to Know About the Environment, What’s Neema Eating Today? and The Seed Savers. She has also edited a magazine. She takes an interest in rescuing animals and writing articles about nature, food, and books. Bijal has a Master's in Environment Security and Peace from the University of Peace in Costa Rica and is now a certified climate warrior.

Chaitsi Ahuja

Founder: Brownliving

Chaitsi is the Founder and CEO of Brown living. She's a vegan diet follower and a plant mom, constantly discovering new ways of living sustainably and finding alternatives to plastics and chemicals used in everyday products.

Pooja Mathur

Co-founder : TheGreen Straw

Pooja Mathur is the co-founder and project head at The Greenstraw. She leads all the communications and operations of the company. Pooja designs and develops all social impact and awareness campaigns for the non-profit wing of the company. She also overlooks all the consulting services provided by the company.

Reema Nanavaty

Social worker

Reema Nanavaty leads the Self-Employed Women’s Association’s (SEWA) economic and rural development activities, reaching out to seventeen million women and their families across India. Reema oversees 4813 self-help groups (SHG), 160 co-operatives, and 15 economic federations totaling 1.7 million members pan India, including 16 states as well as 7 South-Asian countries, focusing on women’s economic empowerment by building women-owned enterprises – Cooperatives, Collectives, Companies, Federations; building women-led supply chains in Energy, Agribusiness, Food Processing, Waste recycling, Textile, and garments.

Sonal Ved

Author

Sonal Ved is the author of Bestsellers like ‘Tiffin’ and the non-fiction narrative ‘Whose Samosa Is It Anyway?’. She is a person who understands and appreciates the history of Indian cuisine and further spreads knowledge to her audience through creative methods. She is a Mumbai-based author, cookery show host and journalist with over 13+ years of experience with newspapers, digital media and magazines in India.