Our fourteenth guest is Kirumira Julius, the Co-Founder of the African Institute for Animal Welfare, a non-profit organization whose mission is to end animal exploitation across Uganda and Africa. Their initiatives focus on promoting humane farming practices, pushing for stronger legal and policy frameworks, providing educational services, and conducting research.

Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.

Resources:

• African Institute for Animal Welfare (AIFAW) Website: https://aifaw.org/
• AIFAW donation portal: https://donorbox.org/aifaw
• AIFAW pig welfare documentary: https://youtu.be/7Uv0jkN82Lk?si=_DyfJVvs0HZcrFi
• Kirumira's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julius-kirumira-447a0623a/

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Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14rcFQ366n4ICnqoGi0ZHdHqvGRcp1Gii8kHtsFXjx3I/edit?usp=sharing

Our thirteenth guest is Tina Owens, the lead of the Resilience and Agriculture Lending and Insurance Coalition (RALIC) for the Transformational Investing in Food Systems (TIFS), an organization aiming to bridge capital markets with the strategies, tools, and financial innovations to direct financing towards regenerative and agro-ecological food systems.

Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.

Resources:

• Website: https://www.tifsinitiative.org/ralic/
• White paper on RALIC: https://www.tifsinitiative.org/resilience-in-agriculture-lending-insurance-coalition-ralic/
• JP Morgan report on transitional investing: https://www.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpm/cib/documents/Agriculture_Soil_and_Trade_The_Fates_of_Food_in_a_Warming_World.pdf
• Tina's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-owens/

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Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rXjg_BuimU1vO_2d9cHfzNFJ7A0j0n34yrhLRlfzh1o/edit?usp=sharing

Our twelfth guest is Kari Snorek, the Director of Operations at Shrimp Welfare Project, a non-profit organization that guides the shrimp farming industry towards higher welfare practices for a more sustainable and ethical future. The Shrimp Welfare Project collaborates with global producers, seafood suppliers, and retailers to improve harvest and slaughter practices to impact the lives of over 5.4 billion shrimps per year.

Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.

Resources:

• Website: https://www.shrimpwelfareproject.org/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shrimp-welfare-project/
• Newsletter Sign-Up: https://www.shrimpwelfareproject.org/newsletter
• Role Postings: https://www.shrimpwelfareproject.org/join-us
  • Note: This podcast was recorded in January, and the role postings for Technical Field Coordinators may no longer be up. Continue checking the page above for the latest updates on any available roles!
• Kari's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kari-snorek/

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Our eleventh guest is Wasseem Emam, the Founder & Executive Director of Ethical Seafood Research, a non-profit organization focused on improving animal welfare in aquatic food systems globally. ESR focuses its work on fish farming conditions in low and middle-income countries through research, advocacy, and implementation.

Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.

Main resources:

• ESR's Newsletter: https://ethicalseafoodresearch.com/ethical-seafood-research-newsletter/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethical-seafood-research
• LinkedIn Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/waves-of-impact-7143194599308607488/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ethicalseafoodresearch/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EthicalSeafoodResearch
• Donate here: https://ethicalseafoodresearch.com/donate/#

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Our tenth guest is Albert Tseng, the co-founder of Dao Foods, a venture capital firm that seeks to grow the alternative protein space in China. Dao Foods invests in promising Chinese start-ups, provides mentorship, and builds stakeholder ecosystems to strengthen the Chinese alt-protein industry.

Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.

Main resources:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atseng34/
• Website: https://www.daofoods.com/

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Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10uoUfLtScr6VO6w5kX49wz3nz78bE7tQmXKm6Ndg4DI/edit?usp=sharing

Our ninth guest is actually a panel of three guests: Dr. Tawanda Muzhingi, Matt Tom, and Jaishree Singh from the Global Forum for Plant-Based and Alt Proteins. The goal of this organization is to unite and empower stakeholders in the plant-based and alternative protein space, and expand this industry globally to be more inclusive for all.

Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.

Main resources:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-forum-for-plant-based-and-alternative-protein/
• Website: https://globalforumaltproteins.org/
• Sign up for their international conference in North Carolina! https://app.swapcard.com/event/global-forum-conference-2025

Other:

• Plant Futures: https://plantfuturesinitiative.org/
• Talist: https://altprotein.jobs/
• Food Impact Careers: https://www.foodimpactcareers.com/

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Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qQo1Njh8ps4GFMHF4IUoJ855UlW5jfRWNN2LtDIimfk/edit?usp=sharing

Our eighth guest is Jamie Clay. Jamie is an operations, strategy, and fundraising veteran, turned entrepreneur. She’s the founder of two purpose-led businesses: Flora + Fauna Experiences, which creates custom vegan travel itineraries and event experiences, and Build + Bloom Consulting, which offers consulting, operations, and leadership support to mission-driven organizations.

Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.

Resources:

• Use the discount code PODCAST100 to get $100 OFF Jamie's upcoming Utah retreat! https://www.floraandfaunaexperiences.com/events/utah-best-friends-retreat
• Flora and Fauna Experiences
  Instagram: www.instagram.com/floraandfaunaexperiences
  Facebook: Flora and Fauna Experiences
  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/flora-and-fauna-experiences
• Join Jamie's TrovaTrip group if travel with heart speaks to you (she needs 40 more people to complete the interest survey!) https://trovatrip.com/host/profiles/jamie-sros3
• Build and Bloom Consulting
  Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/build-and-bloom-consulting
  
  

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Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xd5R-cDMSrQiheFsE0wdBe9d1Rhi_DTKVYyzutRL4kE/edit?usp=sharing

Substack Recap: https://open.substack.com/pub/forkthesystem/p/a-recap-of-fork-the-system-episode-383?r=5s965p&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Our seventh guest is Katy Bluett. Katy has a long and impressive history of working in New Zealand’s foodtech innovation space. She’s the Executive Director of Future Food Aotearoa, a founders collective to accelerate the growth and impact of foodtech businesses. She’s also the Founder of Appetite for Change, a consultancy for innovative food companies.

Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.

Resources:

• Katy's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katy-bluett-05353a1b/
• Future Food Aotearoa: https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-food-aotearoa/?originalSubdomain=nz
• Appetite for Change: https://www.appetiteforchange.co.nz/

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Substack Recap: https://open.substack.com/pub/forkthesystem/p/a-recap-of-fork-the-system-episode-e1b?r=5s965p&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true