Neglected & Underutilized species

Join us on this day full of new insights, discussion and views on the role and potential of neglected and underutilized species for healthy and sustainable diets globally. This event will include presentations from key players throughout the food system, from leading researchers in seed systems, political economy, nutrition, biodiversity of diets, and ethnobotany to famous chefs and journalists. 

Key note speakers : 

• Dan Saladino, BBC journalist and author of “Eating to extinction” 
• Emile van der Staak, chef of Michelin star restaurant De Nieuwe Winkel in Nijmegen, the Netherlands & Wouter van Eck, food forest pioneer
• Wisdom Abiro, Head chef at Ghana Food Movement, Ghana
• Dr. Mercy Lung’aho, Program Lead for Food Security, Nutrition and Health at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria
• Prof. Baukje de Roos, Chair of Nutrition, Health & Sustainable Food Systems of University of Aberdeen, U.K. 
• Dr. Patrick Maundu, ethnobotanist at the National Museums of Kenya (Kenya Resource Centre for Indigenous Knowledge – KENRIK), Kenya
• Dr. Wanjiku Gichohi, Public Health Nutritionist and Food Systems Researcher at World Fish, Malaysia
• Dr. Emily Ouma, Senior Scientist, Agricultural Economist at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Uganda
• Dr. Mathieu Ayenan, Associate Scientist – Vegetable Breeder, World Vegetable Center, Benin

Followed by reception with snacks and drinks. 
Omnia building, Wageningen University Campus, the Netherlands
Free entrance after registration for everyone. 
Registration: link to form

Organized by:
Dr. Kim Maasen, Dr. Corné van Dooren, and Heleen Broekkamp
Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University

Dr. Siera Vercillo
Public Administration and Policy Group, Wageningen University

We acknowledge the contribution of the Sector Plan TECH II of Wageningen University funded by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science.