Food Security and Sustainable Food Systems: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Law, Economics and Nutrition
The University of Parma and NNEdPro will jointly host this workshop to discuss food security and sustainable food systems from an interdisciplinary perspective. The workshop will explore how legal frameworks, public policies, economic approaches and nutritional research interact in shaping food systems, with particular attention to sustainability, equity and human rights.
Hosting Institutions:
FOSTER is a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence coordinated by the University of Parma. The project brings together early-career researchers from diverse disciplines to develop research, teaching, and outreach activities addressing the legal, economic, policy, and nutritional dimensions of food systems.
NNEdPro is an international institute dedicated to nutrition research and education, based in Cambridge. Founded in 2008 following UK initiatives to improve nutritional care in healthcare systems, it now promotes evidence-based approaches to integrate nutrition into health policy and food systems.
Presentations
- Angelo Buttignol — Developing Sustainable Food Value Chains: the work of the Department of Agricultural Economics of the University of Parma
- Chiara Cerbone — Evolution and Establishment of Urban Policies Against Food Waste in Europe
- Nicola Bergamaschi — The Nexus between Food Security and Trade Liberalisation in EU Trade Agreements
- Ludovica di Lullo — Securing Food, Securing Peace? An International Law Perspective on Food Security Threats
- Luca Romano — The International Protection of the Human Right to Food and Food Sustainability
- Cinzia Franchini & Perla Degli Innocenti — An Integrated Assessment of Food Security and Food Safety Awareness among Young Adults in a Developing Country
Panelists and Contributors from NNEdPro
- Saeeda Ahmed
- Sarah Armes
- Prof Pauline Douglas
- Francesco Giurdanella
- Prof Martin Kohlmeier
- Dr Kathy Martyn
- Prof Sumantra Ray
