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Day 1: FERN2023 Meeting Recordings (November 01, 2023)

Welcome & overview of the meeting: with Amos Laar (UG) & Peter Delobelle (UCT)

Plenary lecture on Food Environment: Facilitating the identification, collation, and valorization of food environment research policy and practice in Africa with Amos Laar (UG)

Panel discussion on improving food environments and food systems in Africa: policy innovations with Peiman Milani from (The Rockefeller Foundation), Sameera Mahomedy (PRICELESS SA), Rina Swart (UWC), Gershim Asiki (APHRC), Richmond Aryeetey (UG), Habiba Hassan-Wassef (ASRT), and Ali Jafri (UM6SS).

Presentations (Part-1): Food environments research & practice in Africa: Sampled exemplars with Tamryn Frank (UWC), Rebecca Pradeilles (IRD, IFPRI), Paul Currie: (ICLEI), Fiorella Picchioni (NRI), Paul Kwame Nkegbe (UDS), Gideon Amevinya (UG), and Charles Agyemang (UvA).

Presentations (Part-2): Food environments research & practice in Africa: Sampled exemplars with Milka Wanjohi (APHRC), Peter Delobelle (UCT), Isabel Madzorera (UBC), Mark Lundy (CIAT), Christine Chege(CIAT), Gideon Iheme (MOUAU) & Semnen Lambert Osakue (Choices International), and Jane Battersby-Lennard: Arua.

Summary of the day with Annabel Yeboah-Nkrumah (UG)

News

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  • MEALS4NCDs and partners launch the 2nd Africa FERN (#FERN2021) November 8, 2021
  • Launch of the “1st Africa Food Environment Research Network (FERN) Nov 3, 2020 November 20, 2020

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Africa Food Env. Research Network (FERN)

FERN is a collaborative platform connecting researchers, policymakers, practitioners, civil society, youth, and development partners to advance evidence-based action on food environments and food systems across Africa. FERN promotes research collaboration, knowledge exchange, policy engagement, and innovative solutions focused on equity, sustainability, resilience, and public health. Through meetings, research, mentorship, and partnerships, FERN bridges evidence, policy, and practice to improve food environments across Africa.

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For further details, go through this website or send direct enquiries about the FERN Meeting to:

Amos Laar, PhD.
Project Principal Investigator
MEALS4NCDs Project 

Email: alaar@ug.edu.gh
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