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 World Food Center.

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 recently received the University Medal

The workshop, open to the campus community, is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. in 3001 Plant and Envrionmental Sciences Building.

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 UC Davis’ strengths in solving food challenges domestically and abroad. With meetings like this, the center is working to position UC Davis 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.

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