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SUMMARY:Second International Conference on Food Security and Nutrition 2015
DESCRIPTION:The aim objective of the 2015 2nd International Conference on Food Security and Nutrition (ICFSN 2015) is to provide a platform for researchers\, engineers\, academicians as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to present their research results and development activities in Food Security and Nutrition. The 2015 2nd International Conference on Food Security and Nutrition (ICFSN 2015) will be held in Florence\, Italy during March 19-20\, 2015. \nThis conference provides opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas and application experiences face to face\, to establish business or research relations and to find global partners for future collaboration. Submitted conference papers will be reviewed by technical committees of the Conference. \nPublications\nAll papers of ICFSN 2015 will be published in the Volume of Journal (IPCBEE\, ISSN: 2010-4618)\, and all papers will be included in the Engineering & Technology Digital Library\, and indexed by Ei Geobase(Elsevier)\, CABI\, Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory\, EBSCO\, CNKI(中国知网)\, WorldCat\, Google Scholar\, Cross ref and sent to be reviewed by Compendex and ISI Proceedings. \nPublication Ethics – Penalty against Plagiarism\nWe firmly believe that ethical conduct is the most essential virtual of any academic. Hence any act of plagiarism is a totally unacceptable academic misconduct and cannot be tolerated. \nOne Excellent Paper will be selected from each oral session. The Certificate for Excellent Papers will be awarded after each session of the conference. \nKeynote speakers\n\nProf. Maciej Baginski – Faculty of Chemistry\, Gdansk University of Technology (GUT)\, Poland\nProf. Ioana Demetrescu – University Politehnica Bucharest\, Romania\n\nTo register and for more information on the programme\, call for papers\, important dates and committee\, visit the website of ICFSN 2015. \n
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LOCATION:AC Hotel Firenze\, Via Luciano Bausi 5\, Florence\, 50144\, Italy
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SUMMARY:Live Q&A: What's the cheapest way to improve nutrition for the most people?
DESCRIPTION:How can the development community overcome the obstacles to food fortification? Does it need explicit mention in the sustainable development goals? And how can governments\, donors\, NGOs and the private sector work together to end nutrient deficiency on a large scale? Join an expert panel on Thursday 19 March\, 1-3pm GMT\, to discuss these questions and more. \nWhen iodine was introduced into salt supplies in the US in 1924\, it improved IQ by 10 points among those most deficient in this common mineral. It was the second large-scale programme of its kind (after a similar programme in Switzerland in 1922) and presents a convincing argument of the impact of food fortification on improving nutrition and health. \nIndeed\, food fortification – adding vitamins and minerals to staple foods – was recently ranked among the top three international development priorities by Copenhagen Consensus\, a group of economists who calculate the most cost-efficient ways to improve the wellbeing of populations. \nSo why isn’t food fortification implemented on a large scale in all countries that are struggling with malnutrition? One argument is that fortifying foods\, which needs to be done by the private sector companies that sell them\, translates to a higher cost for the consumer. In India the government lifted the ban on non-iodised salt in 2000 to allow people to buy slightly cheaper salt\, which medical researchers said jeopardised advances against iodine deficiency. \nEven if countries introduce legal requirements to fortify food\, as happened in Tanzania in 2012\, laws can be hard to enforce. The poorest are most likely to buy their flour from small-scale distributors\, who don’t appear on government records and therefore can’t be monitored to check that they are adding iron\, vitamin A and zinc to their products. \nJoin the expert panel to discuss these questions and more. The live chat is not video or audio-enabled but will take place in the comments section (below). Get in touch via globaldevpros@theguardian.com or @GuardianGDP on Twitter to recommend someone for the expert panel. Follow the discussion using the hashtag #globaldevlive. \nThe panel\nGreg Garrett\, director of large-scale food fortification\, Gain\, Geneva\, Switzerland\,@gsgarrett\nGreg is on the board of the International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders and is on the executive team of the Food Fortification Initiative. \nAnushree Shiroor\, policy advocacy officer (nutrition)\, Results UK\, London\, United Kingdom\, @ashiroor\nAnushree has experience of community-based nutrition programmes for children and women in India and Uganda. \nMark Fryars\, vice-president\, programme and technical services\, Micronutrient Initiative\, Ottawa\, Canada\, @micronutrient\nMark has over 35 years of international development experience in Asia\, Africa\, Eastern Europe and the Americas. \nAfidra Olema Ronald\, Africa coordinator\, Food Fortification Initiative\, Kampala\, Uganda\nRonald is a public health and nutrition expert in micronutrient food fortification for improved health of women and children. \n  \n
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