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In this episode of the SIANI-podcast Kristoffer Westman invited three university students Konrad Loimer, Catharina and Eleftheria Papadopoulou to talk about our food system. How can we make food consumption more sustainable? Is local always better than imported food? Do we really need to have access to all sorts of foods? Will a plant-based diet save the planet? These are the questions we discuss in this episode. Our food system is one of the key drivers behind the drastic warming of our planet. We need an individual behavioral change in food consumption to reverse this trend. It may sound overwhelming but remember that social change starts from sharing ideas and opinions about new sustainable solutions. Enjoy this episode of our podcast and please be a part of the discussion and be the change you want to see.

Sunil Abeyasekera and David Falk interviewed Nils Weber and Alex Beyer; the founders of Bitroot, to learn more about their smart plant monitoring solutions and discover how a programmer found his way into the world of greenhouses and indoor gardens. In this podcast, we discuss the Sustainable Development Goals and the role of youth and industry in achieving these. As water supplies dwindle, the role of technology and the internet of things will make food production more accessible and more efficient. We discuss the role of big data and share economy in providing expert farming knowledge for novice and beginner growers, and we envision where agriculture will be heading in the future. To read more about Bitroot, take a look at their website: http://bitroot.se/ and follow @bitrootHQ on Twitter Get in touch – send us a tweet! @SIANIagri

Sunil Abeyasekera and David Falk invited Karl Gåsste to the SIANI HQ to learn more about the controversial practice of dumpster diving: saving food from the landfill (by literally jumping into a dumpster!). Kalle speaks to us about his personal experiences and provides some helpful tips if you feel like rescuing some items yourself. But what is the future of dumpster diving? As zero-waste and sustainability appears more frequently in the societal lexicon, will this money saving endeavour become widely adopted, perhaps even encouraged? Or, is rummaging through a dumpster to find fresh food symptomatic of a broken system? Dumpster diving can be considered a stepping stone to a more sustainable world, as its existence highlights the magnitude of wasted food. So, how are some restaurants and supermarkets redirecting their “waste” to consumers? Get in touch – send us a tweet! @SIANIagri