As a follow up to the e-conference on "Innovation systems for food security and nutrition: understanding the capacities needed", which happened from 18 April to 13 May, the Secretariat of the Tropical Agriculture Platform is organizing a half-day symposium to discuss the e-conference findings, and also discuss capacity development for improving human nutrition and health. The event will be attended by FAO permanent representatives from different countries.

Background information on the e-conference can be found here.

The symposium will take place next week, Tuesday 21 June, from 2pm to 5pm (local time), at the Sheik Zayed Center, FAO Headquarters (Rome, Italy).

The program:

14:00 – 14:10      Opening, Karin Nichterlein, TAP Secretariat, FAO

14:10 – 14:50      Tropical Agriculture Platform’s Capacity Development Framework, Christian Hoste, TAP Steering Committee Chair

15:00 – 15:40      Research Capacity Needs for Improving Human Nutrition and Health. Embrapa’s experience, Ricardo Elesbão Alves and Edna Maria Morais Oliveira, Senior Researchers, Embrapa, Brazil

15:30 – 16:15      E-conference: findings, Javier Ekboir, FAO Senior Consultant

16:15 – 17:00      General discussion, Cristina Sette (facilitator), FAO Consultant

17.00     Concluding remarks, Samy Gaiji, Chief, AGDR, FAO

For those who are unable to attend, the event will be live streamed in three languages (English, French and Spanish) HERE. It is also possible to listen to the conference later as the link will be active until almost 1 yr after the Symposium during the symposium. Questions and comments can be sent via email to Tropagplatform@fao.org.