Rice, fashion and net zero in Zurich
In the latest episode of our podcast “1.90 pro Tag”, NADEL alumna Stefanie Kägi explains how eating rice could endanger the climate.
Rice is one of the most important staple foods on earth. Due to its ecological balance and water scarcity in growing regions, rice production is increasingly criticized.
Stefanie Kägi, NADEL alumna (2014) and expert on sustainable agriculture and value chains, knows how to grow rice in a more environmentally friendly way. With Helvetas, she has advised 60,000 rice farmers in six countries and brought together key players for better water management.
Today, Stefanie is a climate protection officer at the City of Zurich. In the conversation with Fritz Brugger, she explains how eating rice could endanger the climate, how she wants to convince the people of Zurich to adopt an environmentally friendly lifestyle, what advantages organic cotton has for farmers and why they still can't earn a living on it.
Here you can listen to “Rice, fashion and net zero in Zurich” (in German)