MSSRF to hold virtual conference on contemporary challenges for food and nutrition security

The MS Swaminathan Research Basis (MSSRF) will keep a digital session on ‘Science for resilient foods, nutrition and livelihoods: Modern challenges’ involving August 7-ten to commemorate its basis day celebrations.

MSSRF was recognized in 1988 as a not-for-income rely on by agriculture scientist Professor MS Swaminathan, with proceeds from the First Planet Foods Prize that he been given in 1987. The Basis aims to accelerate use of fashionable science for sustainable agricultural and rural enhancement and target specially on tribal and rural communities with a professional-weak, professional-women of all ages and professional-nature tactic.

The session will have classes on agro-biodiversity and sustainable creation methods, climate adjust and resilient Tamil Nadu, panel dialogue on gendered impacts of the Covid-19 crisis, publish-harvest marketplaces and provide chains, and global and nationwide insurance policies for sustainable foods methods for well balanced diet regime.

The yearly international conference will see eminent speakers from India and across the world like Planet Foods Prize 2020 Laureate Prof Rattan Lal, former Editor of Science, Bruce Alberts, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Primary Minister K Vijayaraghavan and Main Scientist, WHO, Soumya Swaminathan. The Vice-President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu, will produce the inaugural deal with of the digital session.

The event will explore modern day challenges for foods and nutrition protection, in particular individuals arising from the coronavirus pandemic and climate adjust. The conference, which coincides with the birthday of MS Swaminathan (August 7), will also be streamed live on MSSRF’s Fb and YouTube webpages.