Food Day @ETH 2024
World Food System Center Research Symposium 2024
What role does research and innovation have in accelerating the transition to sustainable food systems?
Food Day @ETH 2024 focused on the role of research and innovation in accelerating food systems transformation. Oral presentations from Center funded projects highlighted research on climate-smart agriculture, food technology, and nutrition. The keynote speaker Patrick Honauer shared his thoughts on how local food networks can drive positive change.
All were then welcome to discuss at the networking poster session, which highlighted current research from across the food system.
Wednesday, 30 October 2024
16:00 – 21:00 CET
Location: ETH Zurich, Main Building
Impressions from Food Day @ETH 2024
Joaquin Gajardo presented his research on digital twins of farms. (Image: ETH Zurich/Linus Folini) Lorenz Allemann and Fabio Turco presented their research on nitrous oxide emissions in agriculture. (Image: ETH Zurich/Linus Folini) Presenters Mingqin Li and Jacob Folz answered questions about food technology and microbiome research. (Image: ETH Zurich/Linus Folini) Leads from the afternoon workshops took the stage to share take-aways from the discusssions. (Image: ETH Zurich/Linus Folini)
The keynote speaker Patrick Honauer inspired the audience to realize the power of food networks. (Image: ETH Zurich/Linus Folini)
After the Plenary Session, all moved into the foyer of the ETH main building to enjoy the reception and chat with poster presenters. (Image: ETH Zurich/Linus Folini) Discussions were lively at the Networking Poster Session. (Image: ETH Zurich/Linus Folini) Discussions were lively at the Networking Poster Session. (Image: ETH Zurich/Linus Folini) Discussions were lively at the Networking Poster Session. (Image: ETH Zurich/Linus Folini) Discussions were lively at the Networking Poster Session. (Image: ETH Zurich/Linus Folini) The Chair of the World Food System Center, Robert Finger, discussed with many at the Netwoking Poster Session. (Image: ETH Zurich/Linus Folini)
Thanks to our keynote speaker Patrick Honauer for staying to exchange with all at the Networking Poster Session. (Image: ETH Zurich/Linus Folini) Thanks to our keynote speaker Patrick Honauer for staying to exchange with all at the Networking Poster Session. (Image: ETH Zurich/Linus Folini)
Program
Workshops
Food Day @ETH kicked off with four workshops focused on current food systems topics in the afternoon: (1) Ultra-Processed Foods: Myths, Facts, and Future Role, (2) Reaching Mutual Agreements: Practice the Art of Negotiation, (3) Zukunft des Schweizer Obstbaus: Tradition trifft Innovation (DE), and (4) Gesunde Gewohnheiten, gesunder Planet: Ernährung neu denken (DE). Find out more
Networking Poster Session
A networking poster session showcased 50 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.
Poster Prize Winners
Maja Schøn
Insect-based utilization of biowastes for sustainable agriculture and food by M.L. Schøn., M. Gold, A. Fuhrmann, D.A. Peguero, A. Mathys
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Amy McMackin
Unlocking plant potential: Harnessing natural deep eutectic solvents for enhanced protein isolates from peas and rapeseed by A. McMackin, J. Dumpler, A. Mathys
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Elisa Galeri
Towards acceleration of environmentally relevant screening test for biodegradable polymers by E. Galeri, A. Rupp, C. Lott, M. Weber
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Research Posters
Poster 01: Genetic and robotic technologies for pest detection in vineyards
Authors: M. Lüthi & A. Seewald, S. Mintchev, L. Pellissier
Poster 02: Lactobreath: A metabolomics approach to characterize lactose malabsorption
Authors: A. Vadakkechira & K. Mallick, R. Guillod, G. Vergères, R. Zenobi, D. Pohl, K. J. Burton-Pimentel, S. Giannoukos
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Poster 03: Exploring parental behavior in commercial infant snack choices: Balancing health with convenience
Authors: A. Hässig-Wegmann, S. Román, L. Sanchez-Silez, M. Siegrist
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Poster 04: Unlocking plant potential: Harnessing natural deep eutectic solvents for enhanced protein isolates from peas and rapeseed
Authors: A. McMackin, J. Dumpler, A. Mathys
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Poster 05: Comparing the nutritional value and prices of meat and milk substitutes with their animal-based benchmarks across six European countries
Authors: A. Siegrist, A. Green, F. Michel, A. Mathys
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Poster 06: Innovative field phenotyping methods to optimize peas for climate resilience and human consumption
Authors: B. Keller, C. Oppliger, A. Walter
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Poster 07: Coffee: Between unmet basic needs, emotions and lifestyle
Authors: B. Thom, M. Sigrist, L. Späth, S. Pfister, D. Banyanga, G. Schneider, M. Stettler, K. Kintche, J. Jacobi
Poster 08: Nothing in common? Consumers’ distinct representations of plant-based and conventional dairy
Authors: B. Etter, F. Michel, M. Siegrist
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Poster 09: Fruit quality losses within long and complex fresh fruit supply chains: Digital twins can reveal what we cannot see!
Authors: C. Verreydt, Tarl Berry, Deniz Turan-Kunter, Thijs Defraeye
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Poster 10: Nutrient management shapes the subsoil microbiome in a long-term agricultural field trial in Kenya
Authors: C. Müller, M. Hartmann, R. Feola Conz, D. Mugendi Njiru, B. Vanlauwe, J. Six, M. Van de Broek
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Poster 11: Evaluating the naturalness of 'natural' labelled products and their alignment with consumer expectations in terms of naturalness and healthiness
Authors: D. Radaelli, A. Hässig, S. Román, L. Sanchez-Siles, M. Siegrist
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Poster 12: Nitrogen cycling in tropical pastures in the Northwestern Amazon
Authors: D. M. Villegas, H. Falk, M. Sotelo, J. Arango, E. Frossard, H. M. Krause, J. Velasquez, A. Oberson
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Poster 13: Towards acceleration of environmentally relevant screening test for biodegradable polymers
Authors: E. Galeri, A. Rupp, C. Lott, M. Weber
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Poster 14: Drivers and origins of nitrous oxide emissions in winter wheat
Authors: F. Turco, M. Barthel, L. Allemann, N. Buchmann
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Poster 15: Improving the sustainability of food production under climate change: Reinventing agroecological rice farming in Iran
Authors: F. Adelisardou, J. Jacobi, L. Merbold, G. Abdollahzadeh
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Poster 16: Swiss Foodcoop Network
Authors: F. Jakober
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Poster 17: Hydroponic crop production with high nutrient use efficiency from waste streams for space applications
Authors: I. Giménez de Azcárate Bordóns, A. Oberson, E. Frossard
Poster 18: Productivity, emissions intensity and pollution swapping in dairy farming
Authors: I. Parikoglou, S. Wimmer, R. Finger
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Poster 19: Drought risk management in agriculture: A copula perspective on crop diversification
Authors: J. Schmitt, F. Offermann, A. F. S. Ribeiro, R. Finger
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Poster 20: Feed intake regulation stabilized daily intake pattern but reduced lactational performance with little impact on rumen fermentation or efficacy of 3-nitrooxypropanol in dairy cows
Authors: K. Wang, S. E. Räisänen, L. Eggerschwiler, T. He, M.Z. Islam, Y. Li, X. Ma, R. Siegenthaler, Z. Zeng, M. Niu, F. Dohme-Meier
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Poster 21: Consumer acceptance of different protein sources for meat alternatives: A multinational study
Authors: K. Pronk, B. Etter, F. Michel, and M. Siegrist
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Poster 22: Upscaling N2O emissions from field to farm scale with ecosystem flux measurements and remote sensing
Authors: L. Allemann, F. Turco, K.M.Kohonen, F. Liebisch, N. Buchmann
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Poster 23: Greenhouse gas emissions from field application of acidified and ammonium-stripped cattle slurry and digested slurry
Authors: L. Agostini, H.M. Krause, M. Diener, J. Mayer, N. Buchmann, E. Bünemann
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Poster 24: Cultured meat: The vegetarian dilemma
Authors: M. Lanz, B. Wassmann, Michael Siegrist
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Poster 25: Persistence of fungal biocontrol agents on blackberry leaves and their virulence against adult Japanese beetles
Authors: M. Wey, L. Wyser, E. Hösli, M. Maurhofer, G. Grabenweger
Poster 26: Insect-based utilization of biowastes for sustainable agriculture and food
Authors: M.L. Schøn., M. Gold, A. Fuhrmann, D.A. Peguero, A. Mathys
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Poster 27: How do minimum wages affect farm profitability?
Authors: M. Kammer, S. Wimmer, E.M. Meemken
Poster 28: Exploring dairy cow metabolism through breathomics: Implementation strategy and findings
Authors: M.A. Barrientos-Blanco; M.Z. Islam; R. Peng; S. Räisänen; F. Wahl; R. Zenobi; S. Giannoukos; M. Niu
Poster 29: Does exhaled breath reveal rumen microbial activities in dairy cows?
Authors: M.Z. Islam, S.E. Räisänen, J. Lan, Y. Li, F. Wahl, E. Slack, R. Zenobi, S. Giannoukos, M. Niu
Poster 30: SecureFood: An integrated approach to enhance food systems resilience, advocating for food security and uninterrupted food supply
Authors: M. Nehrey, V. Sakas B. Moore, A. Chalkidou
Poster 31: 15N-isotopic tracing to investigate nitrogen dynamics in a long-term organic and conventional tea cultivation system in Sri Lanka
Authors: M. Chiewattanakul, S. Rathnayaka, D. Amarasena, A. Oberson, K. Mohotti, J. Mohotti, E. Frossard
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Poster 32: Maintaining soil fertility in maize production: From research papers to outreach material for Kenyan smallholder farmers
Authors: M. Laub, P. Nyaga, R. Yegon, J. Six
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Poster 33: Enhancing household nutrition in Bangladesh through participatory cooking demonstrations and nutrition education
Authors: M. Rashid, C. Speich, M. Talukder, A. Rouf, D. Barjolle, Y. Manyuk, H. Prytherch
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Poster 34: Contract labor and worker retention: Evidence from Nigeria
Authors: O. Aremu, A. Olajide, E.M. Meemken
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Poster 35: Environmental footprint of intensive and alternative soybean production systems in Minas Gerais and Paraná states, Brazil
Authors: R. B. Malembaka, S. Pfister, B. Thom, R. Cintrão, M. Sigrist, J. Jacobi
Poster 36: Freshwater microalgae as a sustainable solution for reducing methane emissions in ruminant animals: a pilot study in rumen fermentation
Authors: Y. Li, M. Bagnoud-Velásquez, Y. Zhang, K. Wang, C. Kunz, S. Dubois, R. Peng, A. Baumeyer- Brahier, F. Wahl, M. Niu
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Poster 37: Sustainability of Mediterranean crop rotation systems – evaluation from a water and nitrogen perspective
Authors: S. Pool, F. Frances, M. Garcia-Molla, J. Jimenez-Martinez
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Poster 38: Assessing the biodiversity footprint of global oil crops cultivation: Increased species extinction risks from 1995 to 2020
Authors: S. Wang, S. Pfister
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Poster 39: Amaranth by-products: From waste to functional foods and nanomaterials
Authors: S. Mykolenko, R. Mezzenga
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Poster 40: Measuring the impact of drought and soil management on soil biodiversity and multifunctionality
Authors: T. Galindo-Castañeda, L. D. Olivares-Martinez, I. Alsina, F. Brennan, R. Feola Conz, L. Garcia-Velázquez, H. Hestbjerg, R. Lock, T. Pennanen, K. Ryan, Z. Tóth, T. Van De Sande, P. Zanis, C. Yacoub López, J. Six, J. Finn, S. Lladó, M. Hartmann
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Poster 41: Increasing sustainable consumption in Switzerland: The influence of eco-scores on food choice
Authors: U. Bernardic, S. Srinivasan, M. Filippini
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Poster 42: Economic and behavioural factors in collective agri-environmental schemes – a choice experiment approach
Authors: V. Fahrni, R. Finger, R. Huber
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Poster 43: Effects of 3-nitrooxypropanol (Bovaer10) and whole cottonseed on milk production and enteric methane emissions from dairy cows under Swiss management conditions
Authors: X. Ma, S. E. Räisänen, M. E. Garcia-Ascolani, M. Bobkov, T. He, M.Z. Islam, Y. Li, R. Peng, M, Reichenbach, A. M. Serviento, E. Soussan, X. Sun, K. Wang, S. Yang, Z. Zeng, M. Niu
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Poster 44: Long-term CO2 flux measurements from an intensively managed temperate grassland
Authors: Y. Wang, I. Feigenwinter, L. Hörtnagl, N. Buchmann
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