The first world summit on "conscious eating" is taking place this week in Bhutan. The event, considered pioneering, adopts a completely different approach from traditional meetings on food systems. The organizers argue that it is necessary to recover the spiritual connection with food to face global challenges related to food.
According to those responsible for the summit, repairing the global food system, which is completely unbalanced by extreme weather phenomena derived from climate change, will require something more than economic investments and intensive agriculture. The event comes at a time when the impacts of climate change on the agricultural sector have been intensifying around the world.
Bhutan was chosen as the venue for this meeting because it is a country known for its balanced development philosophy, which prioritizes spiritual well-being and respect for the environment. The summit's approach contrasts with conventional methods that generally focus only on technical and economic solutions to global food problems.
