Project

Sensitizing Event 2021: Better Eating in Ecuador

Code
13v01221-26
Duration
01 January 2021 → 31 August 2022
Funding
Federal funding: VLIR-UOS
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Public health nutrition
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Food sciences and (bio)technology not elsewhere classified
Keywords
Nutrition Diet Ecuador
 
Project description

This event will inform stakeholders in Flanders and Latin America about the research conducted between
Ghent University and two Universities in Ecuador (one in the coast and one in the highland) which joint forces to reduce
the double burden of malnutrition in Ecuador. The conference starts with a documental about the double burden of
malnutrition in Ecuador (title: to eat or not to eat, that is the issue in Ecuador) and follows with a videoconference
which presents a SWOT analysis of the problematic conducted by several researchers who are experts in the field of
human nutrition and development research. Finally, there will be a space open for questions from students, researchers
public and private institutions