Bhutan hosts first ‘conscious food summit’ amid threats to global supplies

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Bhutan is hosting the world's first 'conscious food summit' focused on reviving the spiritual relationship with food amid the dual threats of climate change and conflict. The event gathers over 60 countries and UN delegates to address global food supply challenges.

Organisers say people must revive spiritual relationship with food amid double threat of climate crisis and conflict Mending the broken food system under the threat of climate-driven weather extremes will require more than economic fixes and intensive agriculture, and the world must revive its spiritual relationship with food, according to the organisers of a pioneering summit this week. Delegates from more than 60 countries and the UN will gather for the next five days in Paro, in the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan, for the world’s first “conscious food summit”, which will bring together governments and farmers, mindfulness experts and yoga therapists. Continue reading...