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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 “Achieving Dietary Diversity in Low-Income Countries.” 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’s ongoing efforts to build on ΢����Ƶ’ strengths in solving food challenges domestically and abroad. With meetings like this, the center is working to position ΢����Ƶ 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’s Edye Kuyper by email.