Hybrid Event, 30/05/2025
Friday, 30 May 2025 (11:00–12:15, Rome time)
Hybrid format
Venue: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – Ethiopia Room
and online https://fao.zoom.us/j/93242495348 (88419974)
As part of the Rome Nutrition Week 2025 (26-30 May 2025), FAO is organizing a session dedicated to the Importance of Food Composition Data to Enhance Nutrition. This event will underscore the importance of knowledge-based actions based on reliable food composition data. The session will raise awareness about reliable sources of information on food composition, highlight recent uses of such data in FAO's work, highlight ongoing collaborations and provide opportunities for future collaboration and network expansion.
CONTENT | PRESENTER |
Opening of event |
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Opening remarks |
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Introduction to food composition
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Food composition data to enhance nutrition, climate adaptation, and socio-economic transformation in Africa: The case of neglected and underutilized crops
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Making aquatic foods count: The role of nutrient data in the global food transition
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Using food composition data to improve nutrition: Examples from Brazil and Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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Q&A session |
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Closing remarks |
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