144/1003 - The role of biodiversity in improving diets, nutrition and health.
| Organized by: Fondation Daniel et Nina Carasso (France) | ||
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| Track 3: Public Health Nutrition and Environment | ||
| Sunday 15 October | 14.00 - 18.30 h. | Room 4 - Libertador A |
PART I - The role of biodiversity in improving diets: Keynote I - The role of biodiversity in improving diets.
Chairperson
Dr. Jessica Fanzo
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor. Johns Hopkins University. USA.
Sustainable diets as an ecosystem service - a review.
Speaker
Prof. Barbara Burlingame
Professor of Nutrition and Food Systems. College of Health. Massey University. New Zealand.
Discussion of biofortification and the sustainable intensification agriculture models.
Speaker
Dr. Howarth Bouis
Founding Director HarvestPlus USA
Presentation of recent projects linking agrobiodiversity with dietary diversity and health outcomes.
Speaker
Dr. Andrew Jones
University of Michigan. USA.
Nutrition-sensitive landscapes and diversity in food systems
Speaker
Dr. Gina Kennedy
Senior Scientist. Bioversity International. USA.
PART II - Towards sustainable food systems - Why we need a transformation and what can be done
Chairperson
Dr. Emile Frison
Chair, International Scientific Committee on Sustainable food systems and diets. Member, International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems. Belgium.
Keynote I - What are the environmental and social outcomes of current food production systems from a political economy analysis of the power relations that play a major role in shaping these systems.
Speaker
Dr. Emile Frison
Chair, International Scientific Committee on Sustainable food systems and diets. Member, International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems. Belgium.
What consumer can and should do to foster the necessary transformation of food systems.
Speaker
Prof. Claude Fischler
National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) & Director of the Interdisciplinary Institute of Contemporary Anthropology. France.
What is the private sector doing to move toward more sustainable food systems: example from Danone and the FRESH initiative.
Speaker
Dr. Agnes Martin
Director Nutrition & Science Europe. Dairy R&D at Danone Nutricia Research. France.
Keynote II - What are the health outcomes of our food systems from a political economy analysis of the power relations that play a major role in shaping these systems?
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