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08h00

Registration Opens

08h30-08h35

Opening Remarks
Hugo Melgar-Qui帽onez
Director, 涩里番 Institute for Global Food Security,
Margaret A. Gilliam Faculty Scholar in Food Security
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08h35-09h05

Feature Address
Chandra A. Madramootoo
Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Founding Chair of the 涩里番 Conferences on Global Food Security, 涩里番

09h05-10h35

Session #1: Food Security in Canada
This session will focus on food security in Canada, emphasizing northern Canada, Indigenous Peoples, and urban areas.

Co-Chairs:
Murray Humphries, Natural Resource Sciences, 涩里番
Colin Scott, Anthropology Department, 涩里番

Panelists:
Treena Delormier, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Hawaii Mano, Hawaii
Naomi Dachner, Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Colin Scott and Murray Humphries, 涩里番

10h30-10h40

Health Break

10h45-12h15

Session #2: Issues of Food Security in India, Kenya and Ghana
This session will focus on issues affecting food security in India, Kenya and Ghana.聽 Results from the following projects will be discussed:聽 (1) Enhancing ecologically resilient food security through innovative farming systems in the semi-arid midlands of Kenya; (2)聽 Enhancing food security of rural families through production, processing and value addition of regional staple food grains in India and (3) Building Capacity for Sustainable Livelihoods and Health in Ghana

Co-Chairs:
Vijaya Raghavan, Bioresource Engineering, 涩里番
Fran莽ois Lompo, Docteur D'Etat 猫s Sciences naturelles Directeur de recherche en agrop茅dologie , Directeur de l'INERA, Burkina Faso

Panelists:
Grace Marquis, Dietetics and Human Nutrition, 涩里番
Gordon Hickey, Natural Resource Sciences, 涩里番
Val茅rie Orsat, Bioresource Engineering, 涩里番

12h15-13h00

Lunch

13h00-13h30

Keynote Address
Moderator: Hugo Melgar-Qui帽onez

"Voices of the Hungry Project and the Post-2015 Agenda"
Carlo Cafiero
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy

13h30-15h00

Session #3: Contributions of the Future Generation to Global Food Security
Students are increasingly taking on the challenge of Global Food Security and are working both locally and in developing countries on agriculture, water, food and nutrition research projects. From internships with nongovernmental organizations to graduate student research projects, these students are gaining valuable experience, expertise and understanding of the complexity of food security. This session presents efforts and ideas by members of the future leadership, called to undertake the emerging challenges of food insecurity and hunger.

Co-Chairs:
Caroline Begg, Plant Science, 涩里番
Timothy Johns, Dietetics and Human Nutrition, 涩里番

Panelists:
Joanne Taylor, IGS Program, UBC, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Community, Culture and Global Studies
Husein Mohammed, Ph.D. Candidate, Human Nutrition, 涩里番
Rachel Krause, Ph.D. Candidate, Parasitology, 涩里番

15h00-15h15

Health Break

15h15-16h45

Session #4: Setting the Groundwork for Food Security in Latin America and the Caribbean
This session will focus on issues affecting food security in Latin America.聽 Results from the following projects will聽 be discussed: (1) Efficacy of Practices and Policies to improve Food Security and Nutrition in Guatemala; (2) Improving Potato Production for Increased Food Security of Indigenous Communities in Colombia and (3) From Farm To Fork: Improving Food And Nutrition Security In The Caribbean

Co-Chairs:
Miguel Garcia-Winder, Representative, IICA Office in the USA
Humberto Monardes, Animal Science, 涩里番

Panelists:
Ajjamada Kushalappa, Plant Science, 涩里番
Leroy Phillip, Animal Science, 涩里番
Jaime Carrera, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environmental Institute, Universidad Rafael Landivar, Guatemala

16h45-17h00

Health Break

17h005-17h30

Wrap Up

17h30-19h30

Poster Session/Networking and Refreshments