良食基金 | |
| Formation | 2017; 9 years ago (2017) |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Promotion of aplant-based diet |
| Headquarters | Beijing |
Region | China |
Official language | Mandarin Chinese,English |
President | Jian Yi[1] |
Executive Director | Melinda Hou[1] |
Chief Project Officer | Cecilia Zhou[1] |
| Website | goodfoodchina |
TheGood Food Fund (Chinese: 良食基金) is a Chinese non-profit promoting sustainable food systems transformation that was founded byJian Yi.[2] It mainly operates by organizing conferences such as the yearlyGood Food Summit (良食峰会),[3] which took place in 2017 inYangzhou, in 2018 inChengdu, in 2019 inSuzhou, and online in 2020.[4] The Fund stated five main areas of concern in 2019:loss of biodiversity andclimate change,hunger, unhealthy diets,food waste,abuse offarmed animals.[4]
In November 2020,Animal Charity Evaluators announced the Good Food Fund as one of its twelve recommended charities, in the second of two tiers. As reasons for their recommendation, they cited the Fund's "strong programmatic work and their commitment to empowering other advocates".[5]
Since their foundation, they have been working on the Good Food Summit and the Good Food Festival, building a track record of success in organizing conferences and events to promote plant-based diets in China.