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What space does food occupy on Earth? And in our bodies? and in orbit? When we were nomads, we modified the space around us to build ourselves a shelter. When we settled, we cultivated the soil. Now we are new explorers, we build greenhouses in space to produce real food for astronauts. We modify space […]

Salt, olive oil, chilli, butter, garlic, eggs, flour, onion: these make up the hub of our cuisine, the small number of ingredients we need to make an enormous number of dishes. Other cuisines have their own hubs, less familiar perhaps, but perfectly justified. A few essential ingredients which form the kernel for the creation of […]

Today we can learn about the production chain of the food we buy through smart, transparent labelling and QR codes. Transparent labelling based on informative and social networks involves all stakeholders in the process. A comparison of existing experiences in micro economies with experience of digital technologies, to open up the space for relations between […]

Engagement: this is the watchword for edition zero of the FAS – Forum sull’Alimentazione Sostenibile (Forum on Sustainable Food) – which over four weeks in April 2016 will make a lasting interpretation of the commitment undertaken by the Milan Charter. The Forum aims to be a place for dialogue, experimentation and debate on the macro-theme […]

Food production is one of the pillars of the economy. But is this situation reflected on the web? Are companies making the most of the possibilities and benefits offered by the Internet? Presentation of the results of research conducted by the CNR’s Institute for Informatics and Telematics on the activities of registro.it, in collaboration with […]