Amsterdam Rural Forum May 12 2016 John Huige Strong City, Strong Countryside From global value chains to regional cooperatives Amsterdam Rural Forum May 12 2016 John Huige A few general developments in the economy, in cities & the country side; not much time so it is necessary in very broad lines

Business as usual & There is no alternative Growth oriented policies Global value chains most profitabel e.g. Nutella) 147 dominant networks globally Results: fossil addiction, cimate change, nature deterioration Growing protests (CETA TTIP) Giep Hagoort & John Huige May 12 2016 GVC, relative simple product Nutella, a hazelnut sprtead, head office in Italy: sold in 75 countries; 9 global factories; ingredients: turkey, nigeria, malaysia, brasil, cina and local suppliers. Cumulative control world economy 40% a 147 networks; every policy is oriented towards further growth, although every body can predict that this is not sustainable; not even in the foreseeable future. More and more effects become visible and so are the protest.

The energy transition; the new grid on the block The end of fossil; renewable energy: wind, water, algae, sun. The end of large energy corporations The rise of local cooperatives, Farmers as energy producers. Giep Hagoort & John Huige May 12 2016 One big change for city and countryside is the energy transition; this brings new opportunities for the countryside to cooperate with the city. It changes the pattern of ownership from large international corporations to small and regional cooperatives. See the picture how it works

The food transition healthy city, healthy countryside Health, food safety, organic, slow food Transition towns & related movements From global to local From anonymous producers to transparent transactions No meat today … Food as a political statement Giep Hagoort & John Huige May 12 2016 A second major change is the food transition; this has many divers aspects. The ideas about food itself change The organisation of the food chain changes The scope changes int more regional For food safety transpanercy is needed We have all become flexatarier some meat but often not How you eat is political: footprint, resilience, energy, patents

Circular ever wider? or may be smaller? Circular: necessary but not sufficient Circular not enough; regenerative food systems The circular economy of soil Circular & degrowth? Giep Hagoort & John Huige May 12 2016 The circular economy is not just for the large corporations Circ is not just for further globalisation But circ economy is very important for food; for the use of the soil And is not just for ever growing circles

Markets are just one way of organizing transactions The new commons The new cooperatives Peer to peer financing Households as production units Complementary currencies LETS The new sharing Giep Hagoort & John Huige May 12 2016 The present era is the era of the market. It gives us the idea that only market transactions create value. There are many others

Do smart cities stop at the city border? Smart Economy, Smart Mobility, Smart Environment, Smart People, Smart Living, Smart Governance  Ingredients: infrastructure, social capital, coordination & cooperation. The new inequality? What do you value more: fair incomes for farmers or high incomes for bankers Why do smart cities need the countryside? Other ingredients! Food Recreation Nature Culture Slow down Inspiration Giep Hagoort & John Huige May 12 2016 Popular is the concept of the smart city; see the picture But if the countryside does not develop a adequate answer a new colonialism is under way; it is not good for both city and countryside Cities need the countryside. I mention 6 you can probably mention mere.