How can food systems better contribute to improving nutrition in low-income countries? That's the discussion topic for a Thursday (June 26) campus workshop sponsored by the
The center has enlisted Professor Emeritus Charley Hess, a plant scientist, as the facilitator for 鈥淎chieving Dietary Diversity in Low-Income Countries.鈥 Hess is a former dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and
The workshop, open to the campus community, is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. in 3001 .
The intersection of agriculture and nutrition is of increasing interest to international development agencies because there is growing evidence in developing nations of micronutrient malnutrition co-existing with diet-related chronic diseases.
The workshop is part of the World Food Center鈥檚 ongoing efforts to build on 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis鈥 strengths in solving food challenges domestically and abroad. With meetings like this, the center is working to position 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis as a thought leader, through white papers, international conferences and development of new funding opportunities.
The World Food Center also is assisting the Gates Foundation in developing the agenda for a Grand Challenge 2.0 meeting in October, intended to direct future grant-making activities specifically in the intersection of agriculture and nutrition.
For more information, contact the World Food Center鈥檚 Edye Kuyper by email.
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