A (bio)diverse world.
Agro-biodiversity in a changing world
Concept note
Date and time: May,
6th (10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
Location: Cascina Triulza, Auditorium (Expo
Milan 2015)
Format: Conference
Over the years the practice of broadsense agriculture, that is plants and livestock
rising for human benefit, has changed the paradigm of biodiversity into the one
of agrobiodiversity. This diversity is not static, but changes over time
according to different factors. The most important one is mankind, who modifies
agrobiodiversity patterns through farming practices and consumer choices.
The event “A (bio)diverse
world. Agro-biodiversity in a changing world” is meant to deepen the
interaction among the factors influencing the change in agrobiodiversity and
understand the complexity of relationships existing between the various
disciplines related to its study.
For example, varieties’
selection and products’ processing are influenced by different actors such as
farmers, nutritionists, economists, food safety experts and policy makers.
However, consumers have no direct perception and knowledge of all the factors
involved in the supply chain, nor of the ethical
implications that their choices may have on agrobiodiversity in the long term.
The first session of the event is
dedicated to the drivers of agrobiodiversity. Speakers will briefly illustrate
the history of the plants that make up our diet and how these plants have changed
over time. The cultivated diversity changes are not only depending on consumers’
preferences, but also under the influence of climate change, a phenomenon that
could endanger the connection between biodiversity and traditional farming. Moreover,
the complex interactions between production and marketing chains may have far-reaching impacts on mankind.
In the second session speakers will
analyze the link between man and agro-biodiversity and in particular the
sustainability of our food choices from an environmental, social and economic
points of view. Consumer preferences of today deeply affect agrobiodiversity of
tomorrow, thus it is important to promote informed consumer choices. Other
topics such as the reintroduction of lost traditional varieties and the impact
of a growing increase in animal products’ consumption will also be covered.
A final insight will be dedicated to
ethic issues relevant to research and science which are fundamental ingredients
of a future (bio)diverse world.
AGENDA
May 6th
10.30 a.m. - 10.50 a.m. Greeting
and introductory remarks
FACTORS THAT AFFECT AGROBIODIVERSITY
10.50
a.m. - 11.05 a.m. The
fascinating history of the plants that feed us: Domenico Pignone, CNR – National
Research Council
11.05 a.m. - 11.20
a.m. Biodiversity
for food and nutrition: Camila Neves
Soares Oliveira, Ministry of Environment, Brazil
11.20 a.m. - 11.35
a.m. Climate
change and invasive species, with particularly reference to vineyards and olive:
Luigi Ponti,
ENEA - Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable
Economic Development
11.35 a.m. - 11.50
a.m. Agricultural
systems during crisis: Andrea Di Vecchia, CNR – National Research Council
11.50 a.m. - 12.05
a.m. Agrobiodiversity
in metropolitan areas: Carlo Blasi, University of Rome “La Sapienza”
12.05 a.m. - 12.20
a.m. Mainstreamed
agriculture versus wild and underutilized species and varieties for nutrition: Ruth Charrondiere,
FAO
12.20 a.m. - 13.10
a.m. Roundtable
BIODIVERSITY AND MANKIND
2.30 p.m. –
2.45 p.m. Is the Mediterranean Diet a model sustainable food? Roberto Capone, IAMB - International
Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies
2.45
p.m. - 3.00 p.m. The
role of farmers in a healthy production, between the market and society: Federica Colucci, ENEA - Italian National Agency for New Technologies,
Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
3.00
p.m. - 3.15 p.m. Biodiversity
in a basket. Policies to support a biodiverse diet: Danny Hunter, Bioversity International
3.15
p.m. - 3.30 p.m. The reintroduction of biodiversity. The role of the ex-situ:
Antonella Canini,
University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
3.30
p.m. - 3.45 p.m. The
consumer of animal origin products: Pasqualino
Santori, CBV - Bioethics Veterinary Committee
3.45 p.m. - 4.10 p.m. Roundtable
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH BETWEEN ETHICS AND SOCIETY
4.10 P.m. - 4.25
P.m. Committee
on Research Ethics and Bioethics of the National Research Council: Melina De Caro, LUISS University
4.25 p.m. - 4.40
p.m. National
Bioethics Committee: Cinzia Caporale,
CNR – National Research Council
4.40 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. Conclusions
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