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Purpose: The UKRI-BBSRC dialogue focussed on discussion on the importance of nutrition and the need to integrate research and innovation across agriculture, food, nutrition and health while considering effects on the environment and inequalities. It was intended to: • create a virtual event to bring together a diverse range of research communities, industry, policy makers and other stakeholders across the agriculture, food, nutrition and health nexus to discuss and identify the key research and innovation challenges, opportunities and solutions to break down the barriers between disciplines
... Lire la suiteand sectors to advance progress of the SDGs • discuss the importance of integrating nutrition research with environmental and social sciences, and highlight the divergences and convergences that may arise Context: The sustainable provision of safe and nutritious food for all is vital to address the global challenges of malnutrition, rising levels of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and to promote overall population health. At the same time, food production must be resilient and adapt to climate change and consider its impact on the environment and social inequalities. Transformation of the food system must consider sustainability, and nutrition and dietary needs at all levels from production through to consumption if it is to meet these challenges. Improving nutrition and food-related health outcomes while building resilience into the food system requires a multisectoral approach to understand the transfer of nutrients through the agricultural system* from soil to food to human health. However, integrating research across these sectors and translating this research into impact is a significant challenge. UKRI-BBSRC is ideally placed to support research which spans this nexus and worked with partners to convene a dialogue which brought together diverse research communities and stakeholders to identify the challenges and opportunities for research and innovation, and to discuss science solutions to bridge the gap between agriculture and health by preserving nutrition across the food chain and support the building of a resilient global food system that is sensitive to nutritional and environmental outcomes and social inequalities. *agricultural system includes horticulture, arable crops, livestock, fisheries/aquaculture and non-traditional food production methods. The dialogue started with three presentations to establish the context of the meeting and set the scene of the research and innovation landscape - highlighting unknowns, evidence gaps, challenges and emerging areas to facilitate open discussion in the seven breakout groups and plenary session. These were framed around three themed questions: • What is a healthy, nutritious diet for population and planetary health? • How can we improve linkages between agriculture and health research to produce an affordable, accessible and nutritious diet for all in a changing world? • What is the role of research and innovation in improving the nutrition quality of food in changing world? Participants were asked to consider and discuss a series of questions under each theme, for example: • What do we need to know, or do we know enough, about healthy diets for all? • What contributions will research make to achieving a healthy diet and healthy planet? • How can we improve interdisciplinary research across agriculture, food, nutrition and health to achieve a healthy, sustainable diet? What are the key research and innovation challenges and how can we overcome these? • What are the key contributions research can make to improving the nutrition quality of food in a changing environment? • What actions should be taken in the next 3 years that will have greatest impact and why? If you were Director General of the UN, what is the one thing you would do? (e.g. address a specific challenge, remove a barrier, are there examples of what has worked well that could be expanded on etc?). • How will it be possible to tell if these actions are being successful? • What are the divergences/trade-offs that are revealed and how to manage them? Lire moins
Piste(s) d'Action: 1, 2, 3
Mots-clés : Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs