John de la Parra

Dr. John de la Parra is Director, Food Initiative. He joined the Foundation in 2020. In this role, John is responsible for driving the Foundation’s global strategy to transform food systems through science, innovation, and equity — advancing breakthroughs in regenerative agriculture, leading the Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI), and supporting Indigenous foodways through a portfolio that centers traditional knowledge and community-led solutions.

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Nov 20 2024

Perspective Following Indigenous and Frontline Leadership to a Regenerative Future COP16 aims to place Indigenous wisdom and leadership at the core of global efforts to fight climate change and biodiversity loss. John de la Parra, PhD
Jan 27 2023

Perspective Access to Food Data Must Be Equitable and Open The Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI) is an effort to create comprehensive and standardized food composition data, and methods to collect it, that are shared openly and equitably as a global resource. John de la Parra, PhD

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