Exploring the intersection of climate/environmental change, food systems, nutrition and health

To present perspectives on how climate change is affecting the vitamin and mineral supplies of food systems as well as present agricultural strategies to help mitigate these effects.

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EST

  Introduction: Exploring the intersection of climate/environmental change, food systems, nutrition and health
  Dan Raiten, MS/PhD – NICHD/NIH
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EST

  How climate change interacts with inequity and risk to affect nutrition: a systematic mapping
  Stuart Gillespie, PhD – IFPRI
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EST

  Role of animal-source foods in meeting micronutrient requirements
  Adegbola Adesogan, PhD – Food Systems Institute; Livestock Systems Innovation Lab, University of FL, Gainsville
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EST

  HarvestZinc Program: Use of trace minerals in fertilizers and foliar sprays
  Ismail Cakmak, PhD – Sabanci University
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EST

  Conventional Plant Breeding to Raise Mineral and Vitamin Densities in Staple Food Crops
  Wolfgang H. Pfeiffer, PhD – HarvestPlus
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EST

  How can we evaluate the intersection of climate/ environmental change, global nutrition, and health? An Example of Iron Status and Kenya
  Ashley Aimone, PhD – Moi University
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EST

  Q&A: Exploring the intersection of climate/environmental change, food systems, nutrition and health
  Dan Raiten, MS/PhD – NICHD/NIH