Food Day @ETH 2023

World Food System Center Research Symposium 2023  

Food Day @ETH
food day

Food Day @ETH 2023 brought together a diverse audience from academia, industry, government and international organizations with the public for interactive discussions and workshops on food systems innovation and research.

The event kicked off with workshops in the afternoon, focusing on topics including grassland use, nutrition, and science policy.

The plenary session focused on topic of engaging youth in food systems transformation. The symposium gave young researchers and practitioners a chance to share their ideas and passion. Oral presentations from Center funded projects highlighted research on agriculture, nutrition, and equitable livelihoods. Guests then joined in a cross-generational chat about empowering actors to transform the food system. The Networking Poster Session highlighted innovative research from across the food system.

Date: Thursday, 02 November 2023
Times: 14:30 – 17:00 (Workshops & Coffee Break)
17:15 – 21:00 CET  (Plenary & Networking Poster Session)
Location: ETH Zurich, Main Building (HG), AudiMax

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Impressions from Food Day @ETH 2023

14:30 – 16:30  Afternoon Workshop Program

16:30 – 17:00  Coffee Break and Poster Session in AudiMax Foyer

17:15 – 19:15  Plenary Session in AudiMax

19:15 – 21:00  Networking Poster Session with Reception in AudiMax Foyer

poster session

A networking poster session highlighting ongoing research and Center activities offers participants the chance to interact directly with researchers. And vote for your favorite poster.

Workshops

Food Day @ETH 2023 kicked off with workshops in the afternoon: (1) Unlocking the Potential of Precision Nutrition, (2) Best Practices for the Science-Policy Interface, and (3) More than Cheese: Multifunctional Grasslands for Ecosystem Services. Find out more

Workshop 1
World Café at the Precision Nutrition workshop (Image: WFSC/ Selina Hess)
Workshop 3
Presentations at the Grassland workshop (Image: WFSC/ Selina Hess)
Workshop 2
Discussions at the Science-Policy Interface workshop (Image: WFSC/ Selina Hess)
Workshop 3
Group discussions at the Grassland workshop (Image: WFSC/ Selina Hess)
Poster Prize winners
Food Day @ETH poster prize winners (Image: WFSC/Selina Hess).

Networking Poster Session

A networking poster session showcased over 40 posters displaying ongoing food system research and Center initiatives and offered participants the chance to interact directly with researchers. The audience selected three poster awards during the session.

Microbial biodiversity of fermented foods: A nutritional, cultural, and economic resource by Lena Flörl, Rodrigo Hernández-Velázquez, Anton Lavrinienko and Nicholas A. Bokulich
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Mixed cropping of lentils and oats reduces input requirements and increases productivity in Swiss agriculture by Yannik Schlup, Filippo Carmenati, Johan Six and Susanne Vogelgsang
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Impact of fermentation on cereal β-glucan in plant-based yogurt by Olivia Zehnder-Wyss, Carolina O. Pandeirada, Samy Boulos, Laura Nyström, Silvia Cera, Fabio Tuccillo and Kati Katina
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Download posters from the Netwoking Poster Session.

All the abstracts can be found in the Download Food Day @ETH 2023 Proceedings (PDF, 1.1 MB).

 

2021 Symposium

Read more about previous Food Days @ETH and other public events here.

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