The foods humanity forgot — and how we're bringing them back | Helianti Hilman

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🗓️ 22 November 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Nutritious crops aren't getting to the people who need nutrition most, even in one of the most fertile places on Earth: Indonesia. Exploring some of the forgotten foods from the country's more than 17,000 islands, food entrepreneur Helianti Hillman explains why centering food policy on biodiversity, rather than monoculture, is the key to healthier people and a healthier planet.

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0:00.0	TED Audio Collective.
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0:17.3	Indonesia, with its some 17,000 islands, is one of the luscious and most fertile places in the world.
0:25.0	And yet all the healthy and nutritious food that has grown there doesn't get to the people who can consume it or even benefit the farmers that grow it.
0:32.9	In her 2024 talk, edible entrepreneur Helianti Hillman explains how prioritizing food biodiversity is healthier for people and the planet.
0:43.2	And not just for Indonesians, but all around the world.
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1:40.2	Indonesia does not have a food crisis.
1:43.2	What we have is actually a food policy crisis.
1:47.4	We have the answer, actually, in our food biodiversity.
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