On November 27, InovaUSP will receive the activity From farm to fork: how sustainable agriculture enhances food quality. 

The event is the result of a partnership between Wagralim, the agri-food innovation cluster of Wallonia, Belgium, and the Food Research Center (FoRC) of USP, the first brazilian multidisciplinary research center focused on Food Science and Nutrition.

Event schedule:

Moderation: Daniel Pimentel – Co-founder and Director of Emerge.

08h45 - 09h00: Registration

INTRODUCTION:

09h00- 09h10: Welcome by Luiz Catalani, São Paulo University Innovation Agency Coordinator AUSPIN and HE Pierre-Yves Jeholet, Vice-President of the Walloon Government, Minister of Economy, Industry, Employment, Training and Foreign Trade.

09h10 – 09h20: Wagralim's Role in innovating a sustainable food system: Enhancing quality, taste, and health from Farm to Fork – Guy Paternoster, President of Wagralim;

09h20 – 09h35: The FoRC, a new Special Research and Innovation Center (CEPIx) of University of São Paulo – Bernadette Dora Gombossy de Melo Franco, Food Research Center of São Paulo University (FoRC USP);

FROM FARM – PROJECTS AND PERSPECTIVES

09h35 – 09h50: «Innovations in sustainable agriculture from Wallonia : Vincent Vandamme - Agricells, , Arnaud Malerbe - APEO, Sébastien Dumont de Chassart - Redebel, Hugo Marques Santos - Rhizome, and Nicolas Dementen - Fytofend

09h50 – 10h00: « Innovation in Agricultural Bio-Inputs: Products Development by EMBAPII ESALQ », Jander Rosado, Project Manager of EMBRAPII (Brazilian Company of research and Industrial innovation), Agriculture Faculty of São Paulo University - ESALQ USP

10h00 – 10h15: “Digibiocontrol, a Walloon network to promote the digital and biocontrol alliance for a more sustainable agriculture” – Philippe Jacques, Vice-Dean Research of Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech/University of Liege and Co-Head of Digibiocontrol

10h15 – 10h40: « Main Challenges for the Sustainable Development of the Fruit Sector in the Amazon (EMBRAPII Unit of UFPA, Belém) », Hervé Rogez, Coordinator of the Unit, Federal University of Pará (UFPA)

10h40 – 11h00: «Ensuring food product authenticity: towards sustainable and transparent Agriculture », Vincent Baeten, Scientific Director, Quality and Authentication of products unit, Walloon Agricultural Research Centre (CRA-W)

11h00 – 11h15: COFFEE BREAK

TO FORK – PROJECTS AND PERSPECTIVES

11h15 – 11h30: Unicamp's Faculty of Food Engineering on the national and international stage – Douglas Barbin, Associated Professor, Faculty of Food

Engineering of Campinas University - Unicamp;

11h30 – 11h45: WIFST and FoodWal: food innovation in Wallonia – Hélène Schraverus, Project liaison officer FoodWal;

11h45 – 12h00: ITAL recent initiatives towards food tech innovation – Eloísa Garcia, General Director, ITAL – Institute of Aliments Technology;

12h00 – 12h15: Fundecitrus and the threat of citrus disease in Brazil – Nelson Arno Wulff, researcher at Fundecitrus;

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND CONCLUSIONS

12h15 – 12h30:  European R&I funding opportunities – Carine Petit, Advisor – Horizon Europe, NCP Wallonie;

12h30 – 12h45: Closing remarks and Q&A, Pascale Delcomminette, AWEX and WBI CEO

12h45 – 13h45 WALKING LUNCH