The document discusses proposals for a new food network that were developed by Jiangnan University's DESIS Research Center. The proposals aimed to address urban residents' need to connect with agriculture through food quality and safety, by redefining relationships between rural and urban areas and between farms and communities. The research center's role was to investigate issues and opportunities, develop visions and scenarios, and enable partnerships between stakeholders.

1. NEWUXI: Food Network
Jiangnan University, School of Design
DESIS Research Center
For more: www.desis-china.org

2. Context: with rapid urbanization, urban people
address strong need in planting with vivid memory of
agriculture and food quality, recognizing the threads of
food quality and safety with modernization of agriculture.

3. Project: 5 proposals were developed for viable
scenarios of new food network and experiences by
redefining the relationship between rural and urban,
farms and communities.

4. Design Role: to investigate
the problem and opportunity, to
develop the vision and scenarios,
to enable the partnership between
stakeholders.