The Mansholt Letter
For The Mansholt Letter Het Nieuwe Instituut and Slow Food collected visions and insights from food innovators, farmers, designers, policy makers and researchers from all over the world. Hear what they have to say about our food system and how they would like to rewrite the future.
Vandana Shiva, Environmental activist, founder Navdanya (India)
“Bypass clogged arteries of the system”
Vandana Shiva
Deborah James, Director International Programs, Center for Economic and Policy Research (US)
"Our world is not for sale"
Deborah James
Patrick Holden, Founding Director, Sustainable Food Trust
"We need a revolution"
Patrick Holden
Renate Künast, Chairwoman Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen, former Minister of Agriculture (Germany)
"How can we feed ourselves?
Renate Künast
John Kariuki Mwangi, Coordinator Slow Food (Kenya)
"Create awareness"
John Kariuki Mwangi
Andre Leu, President IFOAM Organic International (Australia)
"Educate and scale up good practices".
Andre Leu
Mani Jorge Stanley Icaza, International Indian Treaty Council (Panama)
"Empower small-scale farmers."
Mani Jorge Stanley Icaza
Hanny van Geel, European Coordinator La Via Campesina (The Netherlands)
"Autonomy for producers and consumers"
Hanny van Geel, European Coordinator La Via Campesina (The Netherlands)
Pema Gyamtsho, opposition leader, former Minister of Agriculture and Forests (Bhutan)
"Not at cost of environment"
Pema Gyamtsho
Piet van Ijzendoorn, biodynamic farmer (The Netherlands)
"What is the true cost of food?"
Piet van Ijzendoorn
Elizabeth Mpofu, General Coordinator La Via Campesina (Zimbabwe)
"What about small scale famers?"
Elizabeth Mpofu
Pablo Titonell, Professor Farming Systems Ecology, Wageningen UR (The Netherlands)
"We need multifunctional landscapes"
Pablo Tittonell
Emily Mattheisen, Habitat International Coalition (Egypt)
'We need to look locally'
Emily Mattheisen
Carlo Petrini, President Slow Food International (Italy)
'Mansholt's dream is still unrealised'
Carlo Petrini