Recordings 7th Annual Agriculture, Nutrition and Health (ANH) Academy Week

 

20-30 June 2022. 7th Annual Agriculture, Nutrition and Health (ANH) Academy Week

The 7th Annual Agriculture, Nutrition & Health Academy Week ANH2022 took place online this June in partnership with the Southern Africa Food Lab and a range of pan-African organisations.

ANH2022 was held over two weeks, including:

• Learning Labs - Monday 20 to Thursday 23 June
• Research Conference - Tuesday 28 to Thursday 30 June

The ANH2022 Research Conference was accompanied by a multitude of side events hosted by organisations across the world on a wide range of topics. See the graphic below for the full schedule and visit the programme to learn more about specific events.

Extract of the programme:

30/06 Transforming food systems for health and sustainability

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  Session chair: Anna Lartey, University of GhanaVartika Singh,
  International Food Policy Research Institute, India The role of food systems in achieving India's sustainability targets: Analysis using integrated assessment modelling for India [Presentation slides]
• Paula Lunardelli, University of Westminster, UK Addressing antibiotic-use in plant agriculture: a review of National Action Plans (NAPs) on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in India, China and Indonesia [Presentation slides]
• Megan Deeney, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Human health effects of recycling and reusing plastic packaging in the food system: a systematic review and meta-analysis of life cycle assessments  [Presentation slides]
• Carole Dalin, University College London Institute for Sustainable Resources, London What are the environmental and animal health impacts of increasing people's fruit and vegetable consumption for better nutritional health in South Africa? [Presentation slides]
• Kate Schneider, Johns Hopkins University, USA Rigorous monitoring is necessary to guide food system transformation in the countdown to the 2030 global goals [Presentation slides]
• Tibebu Chinasho, Wageningen University, Netherlands Spatial farming systems diversity contributes to nutrient intake variability among children in rural Ethiopia [Presentation slides]

30/06 Food systems resilience. Is circularity the answer?

While tweaking food systems in their current model may buy some time and reduce some immediate
vulnerabilities, it is increasingly acknowledged that a fundamental reconfiguration is needed to rebuild food architectures that are resilient, sustainable, just; and maybe even peace-inducing.

In recent years the ancient concept of circularity has been popularised as a strategy to generate economic and environment benefits. But should, and could, it harness benefits beyond these domains? This session brought together a diverse group of experts to think about circularity in a more holistic, multi-disciplinary manner, to ponder how it relates to:

• The role of livestock in circular agro-production systems
• Indigenous knowledge, traditional practices and biodiversity
• Regional food sovereignty and agroecological transitions
• Waste management, human health and systemic transformation
• De-concentration of corporate power in the food system.

• Setting the scene Megan Deeney, Researcher – Circular Food Systems, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
• Moderator:Thin Lei Win, Independent food systems journalist
• Alice Ruhweza, Africa Region Director, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
• Desta Mebratu, Professor at the Center for Sustainability Transitions at University Stellenbosch & Lead for the United Nations High Level Champions Initiative (UNHLC) on Open Waste Burning
• Hannah van Zanten, Associate Professor of Circular Food Systems, Wageningen University.
• Mamadou Goita, Executive Director of the Institute for Research and Promotion of Alternatives in Development (IRPAD). Founding member, COPAGEN (the Coalition to Protect African Genetic Heritage) and AFSA (Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa).

30/06 Food system governance, policy and legislation

• Session chair: Namukolo Covic, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
• Catarina Vasconcelos, City University, UK Exploring the challenges and drivers of applying food systems approach: How municipalities can address this concept in practice [Presentation slides]
• Medina Wandella, Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre, Tanzania Lessons Learned on the Implementation of Tanzania's First National Multisectoral Nutrition Action Plan [Presentation slides]
• Gabriela Fretes Centurion, Tufts University, USA Changes in Children's and Adolescents' Dietary Intake at School After the Implementation of Chile's Law of Food Labeling and Advertising: A Longitudinal Study [Presentation slides]
• Priyanka Jayawardena, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Assessing effectiveness of tax and traffic light (TLL) coding regulations on sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) in improving healthy food choices [Presentation slides]
• Bhagyalakshmi Prakashbabu, Royal Veterinary College, UK Value chain approach to combat stunting in low- and middle-income countries [Presentation slides]