Improving Staple Crops and Foods to Tackle Global Nutrition and Health Challenges

Program 9:30

February 3rd, 2017

Welcome and CIAD presentation Pablo Wong (General Director, CIAD)

10:00

Food and health research at IFR and Quadram Institute Pete Wilde (Food and Health, IFR)

10:30

Coffee and networking

11:00

Networking •

Introductions - Food and Health (Humberto Astiazarán, CIAD) - Food science (Gabriela Ramos, CIAD) - Regional Development (Jorge León, CIAD) - Food technology (Belinda Vallejo and Alma Rosa Islas, CIAD) - Postgraduate programs (Herlinda Soto, CIAD)

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Discussion session - Research project ideas - Strategies for translating research outcomes to impact in Low and Middle Income Countries - Identify national and international funding opportunities for collaborative research projects - Initiate collaborative research projects

13:00

Lunch and networking

13:45

Visit to the labs

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