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ISTRC 18th Triennial Symposium

When, Where and How will Tropical Root and Tuber Crops Lead the Next Agri-Food Revolution

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Daniel Alvarez

HarvestPlus
Food Science and Nutrition Researcher
Valle del Cauca Area, Colombia

I'm a scientist with a great interest in International Development, working at HarvestPlus based at CIAT for biofortification, a strategy which improves the nutritional value of staple crops to defeat malnutrition.

7:30am

Registration International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - Area located outside Kellog Auditorium

8:30am

Inauguration – Opening Ceremony and Keynote Address International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUM

9:30am

Group Photo International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - Area located outside Kellog Auditorium

10:00am

SCALING: scientific innovations that have impact on root and tuber crop systems and those who depend on them. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUMFrancis Alacho • Oriaku, L. C • Satish Chandra • Chimaroke • Nanam Tay Dziedzoave • Nozomi Kawarazuka • Hemant Nitturkar • Benjamin Chukwuemeka Okoye • Vito Severiano Sandifolo • Marc Schut • Andrew Westby

12:00pm

Lunch in the CIAT's Arches CIAT's Arches

1:00pm

Meeting on the Scaling morning session for general discussions and/or more poster-oral presentations International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUMMarc Schut • Andrew Westby

5:00pm

Welcome Cocktail CIAT's Arches

8:00am

DISCOVERY: How to sustain genetic gains in root and tuber crops: Is Next-Generation breeding approaches our next bet (breeding, genetics, cytogenetics, gene editing, genetic mapping, molecular techniques etc.) International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUMRanjana Bhattacharjee • Adriana Bohorquez • Hernán Ceballos • Luis Duque • Chiedozie Egesi • Pim Lindhout • Jessica Lyons

4:00pm

Poster Session International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - Area located outside Kellog Auditorium

10:00am

Coffee Break International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - Area located outside Kellog Auditorium

10:30am

BIOFORTIFICATION: Are we solving malnutrition? How to improve nutrition and health through roots and tuber biofortification. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUMDaniel Alvarez • Meike Andersson • Maria Andrade • Chiedozie Egesi • Thomas zum Felde • Apollin Fotso • Frederick Grant • Paul Ilona • Isata Kamanda • Jan Low • Alexandre Mello • Tawanda Muzhingi • Damien Njoku • Elizabeth Parks • Matilda Steiner-Asiedu

12:30pm

Lunch in the CIAT's Arches CIAT's Arches

2:00pm

Poster Session International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - Area located outside Kellog Auditorium

3:00pm

ISTRC General Meeting (Open event - all people to attend) International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUM

5:00pm

Seeds no Seeds / Biofortification morning sessions' general discussions COLOMBIA ROOMLIMITEDMeike Andersson • Jorge Andrade-Piedra • Lava Kumar • Jan Low

6:00pm

DINNER - NETWORKING EVENT CIAT's Arches

8:00am

QUALITY FOODs: Postharvest loss prevention, storage and processing. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - KELLOG AUDITORIUMDominique Dufour • Lateef Sanni

10:00am

Coffee Break International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - Area located outside Kellog Auditorium

12:30pm

Lunch in the CIAT's Arches CIAT's Arches

5:00pm

Closing Ceremony and Awarding of Prizes International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - Area located outside Kellog Auditorium