International Conference 

Investing in Food Quality, Safety and Nutrition:

Lessons learned from current food crisis

October 27 – 28, 2008

Jakarta, Indonesia

BACKGROUND

“… access to nutritionally ADEQUATE and SAFE food is a right of each individual.“   [the FAO/WHO International Conference on Nutrition (ICN), Rome, 1992

This conference is designed to bring together experts and stakeholders to discuss current situation of food and nutrition crisis, provide some answers to the problem; provide future directions and action plans to assure food and nutrition security for each individual.

The conference theme, Investing in Food Quality, Safety and Nutrition: Lessons learned from current food crisis, will focus on issues along the farm-to-table continuum; including improving food safety and quality, nutrition, food security, and competitiveness of traditional foods.

The plenary sessions and poster presentations will also highlight new, emerging, and re-emerging issues of food quality, safety and nutrition.  Scientists and stakeholders from throughout the regions will be able to share perspectives, address challenges, and discuss strategies and collaborative programs to enhance the continuing global efforts to ensure nutritionally adequate and safe food supply.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Several fundamental questions will be discussed during this conference; especially :

•     What are lessons learned from the current food crisis?  What framework is needed by existing national and international institutions to provide leadership in stemming the crisis in food supply?

•          What steps need to be taken to assure nutritionally adequate and safe food supply? And by whom?

•          What are the roles of food industries?

•          What are the roles of individual consumer? How will consumer behaviour towards food choices and attitudes to food production change in the face of high prices and shortages?

	LANGUAGE The official language of the conference is English. VENUE The conference will be held at the Aryaduta Hotel Jakarta; 44-48 Jalan Prapatan, Jakarta, Indonesia 10110   TARGET AUDIENCE •  Government officials •  Nutritionists and dietitians •  Food technologist/scientists •  Food service personnels • Academics/researchers •  Food Industry practitioners (research and development,quality assurance, and    marketing personnels)