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1 BARILLA CENTER FOR FOOD & NUTRITION A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO FOOD SECURITY Luca Virginio Director Communication i and External lrl Relations

2 AGENDA BCFN VISION THE BURNING ISSUES FOR OUR PLANET THE CURRENT PARADOXES ON FOOD AND NUTRITION WHAT THE BCFN IS AND HOW IT OPERATES FOOD SECURITY: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL ISSUE FOOD PRICES AND MARKET VOLATILITY: THE VARIABLES INVOLVED 4 INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON FOOD AND NUTRITION

3 THE BURNING ISSUES FOR OUR PLANET CLIMATE CHANGE WATER MANAGEMENT 8 20% reduction in cultivated surface less water/more needs area by % of the world water consumption 5 25% reduction in production level by 2050 linked with agriculture AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY Productivity growth slowed URBANIZATION Total population in urban areas (%) in 2030: Africa: 55% Asia: 66% South America: 74 % POPULATIONGROWTH 7 billion in billion in 2050 DIETARY HABITS increase in meat consumption pressure on grains production

4 The BCFN Vision so The BCFN is an independent center for multidisciplinary thinking and proposal with the aim of providing multiple outputs and contributions with high scientific contents and become over time a valuable tool for Institutions, for Scientific Community, for Media and for People, a privileged meeting point for anyone taking care of food, the environment, the sustainable growth and the implications on people s and society s life, at national and international level.

5 THE CURRENT PARADOXES ON FOOD AND NUTRITION

6 THE 4 MACRO AREAS

7 The BCFN ADVISORY BOARD Barbara Buchner Director of Climate Policy Initiative on Venice Mario Monti (*) President of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Italy; Minister of Economy and Finance; President of the Università Bocconi of Milan Gabriele Riccardi Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolic Pathologies at the Università degli Studi of Naples Federico II Umberto Veronesi Scientific Director of the European Institute of Oncology of Milan (IEO) Claude Fischler Director of Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Director of Centre Edgar Morin de Paris John Reilly Co-Director of the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change of Center for Environmental Policy Research at tsloan School of fmanagement of fmit Camillo Ricordi Surgeon and Scientific Director and Chief Academic Officer of the Diabetes Research Institute at the University of Miami Ellen Gustafson Founder and Executive Director of the 30 Project; Co-Founder of FEED Projects and the FEED Foundation (*) Sen. 7 Prof. Mario Monti have been part of BCFN board until November 2011 when became President of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Italy

8 INTERNATIONAL CONTRIBUTORS BCFN AS A PLATFORM FOR DEBATE

9 THE BCFN FLAGSHIP CONCEPT GOOD FOR YOU, SUSTAINABLE FOR THE PLANET : THE NUTRITIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DOUBLE PYRAMID MODEL

10 BCFN BOOK «EATING PLANET» & SOME RECENT PUBLICATIONS

11 BCFN WEBINARS WEBINAR OBESITY: THE IMPACTS ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIETY WEBINAR FOOD WASTE: HOW TO REDUCE IT FROM THE FIELD TO THE TABLE

12 FOOD SECURITY: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL ISSUE SOURCE: BCFN PUBLICATION, FOOD SECURITY: CHALLENGES AND OUTLOOK (2011)

13 FOODPRICES AND MARKET VOLATILITY: THE VARIABLES INVOLVED (2011) SOURCE: BCFN PUBLICATION, FOOD PRICES AND MARKET VOLATILITY: THE VARIABLES INVOLVED (2011)

14 BCFN YES! YOUNG EARTH SOLUTIONS GIVE VOICE TO NEW INNOVATIVE IDEAS ON FOOD AND SUSTAINABILITY Please visit com FOOD AND SUSTAINABILITY : HOW TO REDUCE OUR IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT, WHILE SECURING HEALTH AND ACCESS TO FOOD FOR ALL.

15 Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition Key issues and framework of the BCFN Forum The European House-Ambrosetti November 28 th, :00 BCFN BCFN Young Earth Solutions Young Earth Solutions 10:30 11:00 11:30 11:30 1:00 WELCOMING REMARKS FOOD WARS The paradoxes of globalization: Access to food Lunch & Networking 2:30 4:00 OBESITY IN A WORLD OF MALNUTRITION The paradox of the XXI century : Food excess 4:30 6:00 CHILDREN OBESITY: Best practices and results THE RIGHT OF FOOD FOR ALL: THE ROLE OF FOOD PRICES How does food prices volatility impact on food access? = Plenary Session with high level speech and round table = Breakout Session & debate 15

16 4 INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON FOOD AND NUTRITION

17 ALL BCFN MATERIALS AND EVENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE

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