WFSC Research Symposium 2020
Since 2016, the World Food System has held its Research Symposium every autumn to showcase the research that the World Food System Center Research Programs support as well as other food system relevant research conducted at ETH Zurich and partner institutions.
This year, as the COVID-19 pandemic threatens the lives and livelihoods of people around the world, it also has exposed dangerous deficiencies in our food systems. Sharing research working towards sustainable food systems is as critical as ever. These times have also made us all rethink how we share and interact. We were, therefore, excited to present food systems research at ETH Zurich in a different format, namely in two distinct online events: Plant Breeding for Global Food Security Webinar and Poster Session and Networking Event.
DownloadDownload the full program and proceedings of both events here (PDF, 11.8 MB)
World Food System Center Research Symposium 2020
Plant Breeding for Global Food Security Webinar
Thursday, 10 December, 16:00-17:30 CET on the Veertly online platform
This webinar, with presentations and panel discussion, focused on plant breeding and the implications for global food security.
Presentations from World Food System Center Research Programs were featured and gave insight into the applications of plant breeding. The panel discussion further highlight how the research contributes to the future of plant breeding and its implications for global food security and a planetary health diet. The importance of global collaboration and capacity building were also discussed.
Program
- Welcome: Michael Siegrist, World Food System Center, ETH Zurich
- Presentations
- external pageLukas Wille, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL): Pea root rot: Will understanding plant-microbiota interaction support resistance breeding?
- Beat Keller, ETH Zurich: Advancing bean breeding through genomic selection
- Panel Discussion with Questions from Audience
- external pageMonika Messmer, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL)
- Bruno Studer, ETH Zurich
- external pageClare Mugisha Mukankusi, Alliance Bioversity-CIAT (International Center for Tropical Agriculture)
- Robert Santiago Andrade, Alliance Bioversity-CIAT
- Martijn Sonnevelt, World Food System Center, ETH Zurich
- Moderator: Jeanne Tomaszewski, World Food System Center, ETH Zurich
- external pageMonika Messmer, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL)
World Food System Center Research Symposium 2020
Poster Session and Networking Event
Friday, 11 December, 16:00-18:00 CET on the Veertly online platform
For the upcoming external pageUN Food Systems Summit in 2021, five action tracks have been defined that drive food system transformation. The Poster Session and Networking Event highlighted how work at ETH Zurich contributes to these action tracks.
Posters were displayed on external page@ethzWFSC Twitter #ETHFoodDays and our website. Poster finalists were invited to present at the event, and five Poster Prize Winners were selected. This event allowed for sharing and connection on food system topics. We congratulate this year’s poster winners, and we thank all presenters for making this networking event a great chance to connect.
View all posters and prizes winners here
Program
- Welcome: Michael Siegrist and Martijn Sonnevelt, World Food System Center, ETH Zurich
- Flash Presentations and Discussion Rounds (based on the action tracks of UN Food Systems Summit)
- Open Networking Time - connect with other food system researchers
Learn more about research presented at previous WFSC Research Symposiums
2019 WFSC Research Symposium program, proceedings, posters, and pictures
2018 WFSC Research Symposium program, proceedings, posters, and pictures
Watch the video of all 2018 presentations
2017 WFSC Research Symposium program, proceedings, posters, and pictures
2016 WFSC Research Symposium program and posters