Why organic food is the future? | Ashmeet Kapoor | TEDxLeh

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Contemporary lifestyle has for a few generations neglected the essence of life, i.e. food. Not just in terms of nutrition and what we consume, but how irresponsible every step of the production process is - toxic chemicals used on the farms and the effect on the entire ecosystem (soil, water, biodiversity), farmer incomes continually dwindling, wastage in distribution, long term health impacts on consumers. Organic food production along with efficient distribution can go a long way in solving these issues, with consumer demand as the core driving force.
Ashmeet is the founder of I Say Organic, a company working towards making organic products in India conveniently available and accessible, with the larger vision of helping create a movement for sustainable production & responsible consumption. Ashmeet has been focused on developing market driven approaches to fight poverty and previously he was a founding member at an early stage company designing a water purification device for rural communities. He started I Say Organic after moving back to India from the US and traveling widely across the country, which inspired him to tap into the enormous potential agriculture presents to create prosperity, while addressing the various environmental and economic threats the country faces. Ashmeet holds a Masters in Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship from Brown University, and Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from University of British Columbia.
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[@rinamalhotra5149]

Ashmeet, you described organic concept in wholistic and in a simple way. I sincerely hope the society takes a queue from you and gets down to it seriously..keep up the spirits.
Rajiv

[@V.annnnnnnnn]

Doing a research report regarding this and can I say this video is indeed very insightful. Thanks I really learned about within this 10 mins

[@gitanjalikarki4249]

vertical farming n aquaphonics in sikkim

[@siddhirajsakhare4937]

This is sad to see , a guy speaking on probably the most important thing in life and only 11k views and 5 to 6 comments

[@phanminhhoang2933]

Hello

[@gopiramraj5099]

Do you think that with organic food we can feed the entire country?