Sustainable Food Systems and Nutrition: Making agriculture and food systems nutrition-sensitive

Sustainable Food Systems and Nutrition: Making agriculture and food systems nutrition-sensitive

This international technical webinar is part of the series organized by the FAO eLearning Academy, Agreenium (l’Institut agronomique, vétérinaire et forestier de France) and UN-ESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific).

These webinars are an opportunity to share experiences and lessons learnt, discuss challenges, and propose innovative solutions and models. They aim to provide a holistic and comprehensive view of current trends in thematic areas related to global challenges, by combining development research and innovation perspectives.

The main objective of these technical webinars is to give practitioners the opportunity to interact with international experts, United Nations officers, University professors, researchers and fellow participants, throughout the world.

OBJECTIVES:

  • Explain the linkages between agriculture, food systems and nutrition
  • Describe existing opportunities for integrating nutrition into food system policies, investments and programmes
  • Explain the importance of sustainable nutrition-sensitive food systems

SPEAKERS:

This technical webinar will be delivered by Ms. Patrizia Fracassi, Senior nutrition, and food system officer (FAO) and Ms. Sylvie Avallone, Professor (Montpellier SupAgro), and moderated by Ms. Cristina Petracchi, Head of the FAO eLearning Academy.


Apr 28, 2020 02:30 PM CEST (Rome time)
Webinar

Original source: UNESCAP
Published on 27 April 2020