Matilda Ho: The future of good food in China
瑪蒂達何: 中國好食物的未來
TED Fellow Matilda Ho is shaping the startup landscape to create more sustainable food systems in China. Full bio
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to learn what patience means.
as a birthday present,
做為生日禮物，
would become a gift for life.
它會變成人生的禮物。
an amateur dove magician.
requires that I train my doves
in a rush to make them appear,
總是急著要變牠們出來，
of this magical act
only after they've waited patiently
待在禮服裡耐心等候之後，
some years to master.
seven years ago,
became almost impossible to practice.
and everything is in a hurry,
over 1.3 billion other people
in a country of rich natural resources
天然資源豐富的國家裡，
of chemicals and pesticides.
in just nine months.
違反食物安全的案件。
diabetics in the world
世界上每四位糖尿病患者，
a mindful patience into the impatience.
帶入這些沒耐心的事物中的時候了。
那一天到來時，
becomes a reality in China,
online farmers market
線上農夫市場，
produce to families.
was somewhat dismal.
and hardly any meat to sell,
passed our zero tolerance test
實驗室的零容忍檢測，
antibiotics and hormones.
化學物質、抗生素、賀爾蒙。
every local farmer in China.
我們不會放棄。
完全不含化學物質的香蕉，
of villagers on Hainan Island.
does not have coordinates for,
都沒有標示的小島上，
自由自在地吃草及漫遊。
in as fast as three hours
可以快到只需三個小時；
可再使用的盒子，
will continue to grow,
出售物會持續成長，
to shape the future of good food.
形成一個有好食物的未來。
food tech accelerator and VC platform
食物技術加速器以及創投平台，
the future of good food
as a more sustainable source of protein
做為蛋白質的永續來源，
to keep food fresh for longer.
a sustainable food system
a crime to take it slow?
幾乎是種罪行的國家呢？
how to act while waiting,
with my grandmother's magic box.
所學到的那種耐心。
the earth from our ancestors.
我們的祖先那裡繼承地球的。
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Matilda Ho - Serial entrepreneur, investorTED Fellow Matilda Ho is shaping the startup landscape to create more sustainable food systems in China.
Why you should listen
Matilda Ho is the founder and managing director of Bits x Bites, China's first food tech accelerator and VC fund that invests in entrepreneurs tackling global food system challenges.
With a mission to shape the future of food, Bits x Bites is a big step forward to inspire China’s entrepreneurial community to bring new ideas to solve global issues. It also serves as a critical catalyst to give startups the confidence and connections to prosper and make a meaningful and scalable impact. Bits x Bites has invested in companies that include a silkworm-based snack food startup, a drinkable salad CPG startup and a young company building weatherproof, cloud-connected farms to enable local food production by anyone anywhere.
In addition to Bits x Bites, Ho has founded Yimishiji, one of China's first online farmers markets to bring organic and local produce to families. Yimishiji stands alone as a farm-to-table e-commerce platform that has engineered food education and transparency into the entire supply chain and customer experience, effectively reshaping the relationship between Chinese consumers and farmers.
Prior to entrepreneurship, she filled leadership roles at IDEO and BCG (The Boston Consulting Group) in both Shanghai and Washington DC. She holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She currently serves as an advisor on the board of Shinho, China’s first and largest organic condiment company.
Ho is an emerging voice on food sustainability and entrepreneurship. She has been featured in articles by Fast Company, South China Morning Post and Inc. In 2017, she was named a TED Fellow and a GLG Social Impact Fellow.
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