NARO 2nd International Symposium on Food and Health
“Global Food Security and Human Health
-Toward Transforming the Food System with Advanced Technology-”

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Purpose

International conflicts and the COVID-19 pandemic have heightened food anxiety around the world, and people are increasingly concerned about “food security” and “healthy food”.

In December 2022, NARO will hold the second online international symposium focusing on “Food and Health”. We will share research results and initiatives by research institutes and private companies around the world that continue to pursue the realization of “food security and health, ” and aim to strengthen international collaboration in order to accelerate every activity from R&D to social implementation, and business development.

The symposium will consist of a keynote session and two discipline-specific sessions. In the “pitch” of each session, we will introduce distinctive initiatives by companies, networks, etc., and aim to match R&D needs. The aims of each session are as follow:

Keynote speech session:: The first lecture will be given by an international organization on the current status and challenges of the stable food supply system related to “food security and nutrition.” In addition, a lecture will be given on R&D strategies aimed at sustainable food production and a stable supply of healthy food, which are being implemented in the European framework program “Horizon Europe” through international collaboration.
Session I: A food production system that fully utilizes data to balance production and the environment.: We will introduce the challenge and practical examples of replacing agricultural production systems, which are becoming more uncertain due to population growth and climate change, with systems that achieve both productivity and environmental conservation through cutting-edge technology that makes full use of ICT, robotics, big data, and AI.
Session II: Building a sustainable food system that supplies healthy food.: The efforts of each organization aiming to build a sustainable food system that can provide people with truly healthy meals at any time from the perspectives of “food culture and health, ” “global one health, ” and “food loss reduction, ” as well as the challenges of building a sustainable system by global food companies will be shared.

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Organizer

National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Japan

Supporters

Ministry of Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries,
Wageningen University & Research (WUR),
National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment, France (INRAE),
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,
Science and Technology Department, Embassy of France in Japan

date

Language

English（Simultaneous interpretation in Japanese）

Participation fee

Free

Registration deadline

~~Wednesday, December 7, 2022~~ => It will be extended until Sunday, December 11, 2022.

Registration

Please register using the Online registration form here.

Way to participate

We will announce how to join the symposium after registration is received.

* Questions/comments to the speakers will be accepted by using the live polls/Q&A service (“slido”) only on above dates and times.
See here for how to use “slido”.

* Archive distribution available.

Flyer

NARO 2nd International Symposium on Food and Health
Global Food Security and Human Health
- Toward Transforming the Food System with Advanced Technology - （PDF）

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Speakers

Click pictures and blue letter for the speakers’ profiles, summary of lectures/pitch presentations

Opening Remark

Keynote lecture

Session I Lecture

Session I Pitch

Session II Lecture

Session II Pitch

Program*

* Please note that the program is subject to change without notice.

12 December 2022 (11-12 December 2022, USA)

CET/UT
C+1
(Europe)

6:00-6:20
CST/UTC-6
(USA Central)

23:00-23:20
JST/UT
C+9
(Japan)

14:00-14:20

Opening

5min each

Opening Remark

・KYUMA Kazuo, President, NARO

Greetings

・Sjoukje Heimovaara, President, Wageningen University & Research (WUR)
・Philippe Mauguin, President & CEO, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE)
・KAWAI Toyohiko, Director-General, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council’s Secretariat, MAFF

6:20-6:40
23:20-23:40
14:20-14:40

Keynote Lecture

1. FAO Maximo Torero Cullen, Chief Economist
Food Security and Nutrition: Current Status and Challenges of the Stable Food Supply System from a Policy Perspective

6:40-7:00
23:40-0:00
14:40-15:00

2. European Commission LOPEZ BLANCO Ana Patricia, Research Programme Officer at the European Commission Directorate General for Agriculture
European Commission R&I priorities aimed at sustainable food production and a stable supply of healthy food

10min break

Lecture

Session I: A food production system that fully utilizes data to balance production and the environment

Session Leader: YANO Masahiro, Senior Executive Scientist, NARO

7:10-7:25
0:10-0:25
15:10-15:25

【Lecture】

1. NARO (Japan) MURAKAMI Noriyuki, Manager, Deputy Director, Research Center for Agricultural Information Technology, NARO
NARO’s Smart Agriculture– ICT, Robotics, and AI Technologies

7:25-7:40
0:25-0:40
15:25-15:40

2. WUR (the Netherlands) Rick van de Zedde, Project Manager
Plant phenotyping technology adoption and our quest to cope with climate change.

7:40-7:55
0:40-0:55
15:40-15:55

3. NARO (Japan) ISHIMOTO Masao, Director, NICS, NARO
Data-driven platform to innovate crop breeding to design rather than select

7:55-8:10
0:55-1:10
15:55-16:10

4. INRAE(France） Véronique Bellon-Maurel, Deputy-head of Mathnum department (Math & Digital)
Coupling digitalization and agroecology to design more sustainable and resilient food systems : the french INRIA- INRAE White Book « Agriculture and digitalization »

8:10-8:35
1:10-1:35
16:10-16:35

【Discussion】

Transformation into a food production system that achieves both productivity and environmental conservation through state-of-the-art technology

8:35-8:55
1:35-1:55
16:35-16:55

【Pitch】

5min each

1. NTT AgriTechnology Corporation (Japan): Promoting the MeaDRI Strategy through Smart Production
2. PRIVA (the Netherlands): Smart greenhouse horticulture through facility environmental measurement and control
3. International Project on Global Warming Mitigation Measures:Research networks in Asia for greenhouse gas mitigation from agricultural soils
4. PISI-net: A network on plant-insect-microbial interactions for the development and utilization of biological functions

15min break

Session II: Building a sustainable food system that supplies healthy food

Session Leader: GOTO Kazuhisa, the Liaison Scientist in the Netherlands/Development Strategy Center (NDSC), NARO

9:10-9:25
2:10-2:25
17:10-17:25

1. ex Head of Department of Livestock & Environment (WUR), (The Netherlands) Ingeborg de Wolf
How Global One Health and Planetary Health contribute to sustainable agri-food systems

9:25-9:40
2:25-2:40
17:25-17:40

2. NARO (Japan) KOBORI Masuko, Manager, Division of Food Function Research, NFRI, NARO
Toward the Realization of a Palatable and Healthy Personalized Japan-style Diet

9:40-9:55
2:40-2:55
17:40-17:55

3. Thünen Institute (Germany) Felicitas Schneider, Thünen Institute of Market Analysis
Global Efforts to Reduce Food Loss and Food Waste

9:55-10:10
2:55-3:10
17:55-18:10

4. Yakult Honsha(Japan) CHONAN Osamu, Executive Researcher
Returning to the spirit of our founding and corporate philosophy to work towards a sustainable society.

10:10-10:35
3:10-3:35
18:10-18:35

【Discussion】

Building a sustainable food system that can provide people with truly healthy meals at all times

10:35-10:55
3:35-3:55
18:35-18:55

【Pitch】

5min each

1. Periodic Table of Food Initiative: Comprehensive analysis of food ingredient DB by an international initiative
2. KAGOME (Japan): How to make people aware of vegetable deficiencies - The duty and pride of Japanese vegetables products company
3. Global Foodture:Sustainable food system transformation through innovation and collaboration
4. Foundation for Food Agriculture Research (USA): Building Unique Partnerships to Support Innovative Science Addressing Today’s Food Systems Challenges.

10:55-11:00
3:55-4:00
18:55-19:00

Closing Address

KATSUTA Masumi, Vice President, NARO

Closing

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