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19 APRIL 2013
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04 APRIL 2013
Today, there are 1.5 billion people who are obese or overweight, compared with 868 million who are malnourished. An alarming figure
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19 MARCH 2013
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06 MARCH 2013
Campus presentations, involving 15 universities in Italy and 20 abroad, begin mid-March. For more information: www.bcfnyes.com
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16 JANUARY 2013
The eighth Rome Science Festival, to be held January 17-20 at the Parco della Musica Auditorium, focuses on “Happiness” and the various ways of assessing the wellbeing of populations. The same approach was also the inspiration behind the BCFN Wellbeing Index to assess the various aspects of quality of life to go beyond measurement exclusively in terms of GDP. The results for Italy are not reassuring.
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29 NOVEMBER 2012
The second and last day at the Bocconi University of the Barilla Center event which has brought together the world’s leading experts to discuss issues at the heart of the international agendas. The proceedings can be watched in live streaming on www.barillacfn.com
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28 NOVEMBER 2012
Malnutrition, obesity, access to sufficient water resources and food waste: the major global paradoxes connected with food and nutrition will be approached in the course of the annual event organized by the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition. The event will be broadcast in live streaming on www.barillacfn.com
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31 OCTOBER 2012
The major global issues connected with food and nutrition will be approached from a multi-disciplinary perspective with the participation of international experts, in the course of the annual event organized by the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition. Space will also be dedicated to the ideas of young students and researchers, with the selection of the winner of BCFN YES!, the international competition on the best ideas related to food sustainability.
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24 OCTOBER 2012
Today, our planet is being lacerated by paradoxes that are no longer sustainable: one billion people do not have access to sufficient food, while an equivalent number of people are overweight or obese. At the same time, about 30% of total production destined for human consumption is wasted between loss along the supply chain, production-related waste and waste in the home. What are the consequences of these imbalances? Luca Ruini, sustainability expert for the BCFN, will take part in the debate around re-thinking the entire food production system in order to focus on quality, reduce waste and safeguard the health of our planet.
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23 OCTOBER 2012
Scientific findings show that it is possible to adopt eating habits that are both healthy for us and sustainable for the planet. However, how we eat is also influenced by other external factors, such as awareness, education and – last but not least – cost. The third edition of the Barilla Center study “2012 Double Pyramid: enabling sustainable food choices” initiates reflection on the role of cost, because eating healthily is not necessarily more expensive. It is possible, in fact, to adopt a diet that is good for our health, the planet and our pocketbooks.
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15 OCTOBER 2012
Does a balanced, sustainable menu mean spending more? Not in Italy, where the weekly shopping basket can even cost 10% less according to the Barilla Center study, “2012 Double Pyramid: enabling sustainable food choices”. This will be discussed today in Rome during an international conference on food security, food and nutrition entitled “Alimentare la terra. Coltivare il futuro” (Feeding the Earth. Cultivating the Future). Speaking there will be Luca Ruini, expert in environmental sustainability issues for the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition.
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12 OCTOBER 2012
The economic crisis is having repercussions on the eating habits of families. In Italy, the cost of the weekly food bill is one of the items subject to changes which can even be of marked entity (up to 10%). Does choosing a menu that is balanced and sustainable mean spending more? This will be the topic of debate on Wednesday, 10 October at 5 pm, as part of the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition’s fourth webinar entitled “Good for you, sustainable for the planet: the food and environment Double Pyramid model”. Speakers include Claude Fischler, Barbara Burlingame and Adam Drewnowski; in addition, the webinar will be featuring a video interview given by Riccardo Valentini, Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2007.
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03 OCTOBER 2012
The jury of YES!, the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) project for students and university researchers, has selected the ten best proposals for how to take on the Earth’s food challenges. The proposals will be presented at the BCFN annual forum on November 28 and 29, together with the thirty best project ideas competing in the “Best on the Web” category. Full information is available online at www.bcfnyes.com
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31 AUGUST 2012
The Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition will also be taking part in the event organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute in cooperation with FAO, presenting its food and water Double Pyramid model and recommendations for reducing food waste. By 2050, there will be 9 billion people living on the planet, and a 70% increase in the production of food will be required: this increase cannot be brought about using today’s food production systems, which are no longer environmentally sustainable in the medium- and long-term.
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24 AUGUST 2012
Applications to “Young Earth Solutions (YES)”, the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition’s international competition to select sustainable food projects, can be sent until September 10th. More than 2,700 students have downloaded the competition rules from www.bcfnyes.com
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12 JULY 2012
Healthcare expeditures are under the spotlight in Italy, where one child in three is obese. The Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition webinar live streaming on www.barillacfn.com, tuesday July 17th at 5.00 pm
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26 JUNE 2012
30 Project Founder and Executive Director joins the BCFN to address the complex challenges tied to the world of food and nutrition.
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04 JUNE 2012
Guaranteeing access to food for the nearly one billion people who suffer today from malnutrition by adopting lifestyles and eating habits that are sustainable over the long-term is one of the global priorities for assuring a future for our planet. Taking on this emergency requires a multi-disciplinary approach and dialogue between all stakeholders: government, researchers, business and society at-large. The Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition is working with universities to call for Young Earth Solutions (YES) in order to identify the best ideas for promoting sustainability in the agri-food sector. Full information is available online at www.bcfnyes.com
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01 JUNE 2012
Nearly one billion people who suffer from malnutrition and one billion who do not have access to sufficient water, while one-third of the food produced on a global level is thrown into the waste bin each year. To take on the most important global challenges and preserve the future of our planet through concrete and immediately implementable action, the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition is proposing a number of recommendations: cutting food waste in half could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 5%. Proper eating habits not only safeguard health, but are also sustainable for the environment. For example, daily virtual water consumption to feed an individual ranges from 1500-2600 liters for a vegetarian diet, to 4000-5000 for a meat-rich diet.
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22 MAY 2012
The phenomenon of food waste is greater in industrialized countries, where it is mainly traceable to economic motivations linked to aesthetic and quality standards, food regulations, and convenience in harvesting operations. In this country, waste is found above all during the phases downstream of the supply chain: food industry (39% of total waste), distribution (5%), sales, and domestic consumption (42%).
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20 APRIL 2012
The Barilla center for Food and Nutrition launches its first book “Eating Planet 2012” developed in collaboration with the Worldwatch Institute and published by Edizioni Ambiente, WHICH looks at the future of nutrition, with its challenges and unsustainable paradoxes
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17 APRIL 2012
Only Greece and Spain are behind the Bel Paese in health and well-being This is the conclusion of a Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition fact-finding survey to gauge well-being presented today in Parliament.
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05 APRIL 2012
Three billion tons of grain and 470 million tons of meat: this is the amount of food required to feed a planet whose population will reach 9 billion people by the year 2050.
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29 MARCH 2012
The widening of the gap between high- and low-income countries, environmental impacts, and the growing scarcity of resources have revealed the limits of the traditional growth-based economic model. Do workable alternatives exist?
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12 MARCH 2012
The World Water Forum opens in Marseille on March 12, with the participation of the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition.
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01 DECEMBER 2011
The final session of the 3rd International Forum on Food and Nutrition takes place today in the Aula Magna of the Università Bocconi of Milan. Organized by the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition, the Forum focuses on the major paradoxes in world food production and consumption. Live streaming of the event is available online at www.barillacfn.com
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30 NOVEMBER 2011
Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition Hosts Third Annual International Forum in Milan
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