Leading academics and researchers will gather in Toronto to shed light on the relationship between sustainable food production, nutrition and sustainability, and how it relates to health professionals whose role it is to educate the public. During the symposium, titled Food Forever: Sowing the seeds for sustainable diets, renowned academics and researchers will address the challenges posed in maintaining a food supply that is both nutritious and sustainable. The event is organized by the Registered Dietitians at Dairy Farmers of Canada.
Speakers will provide topical thought leadership on the consequences that the food we produce and consume has on the planet in the following presentations:
- Sustainability of the global food supply
- Sustainable diets: Good for us, good for the planet
- Food waste concerns all of us
- Milk production: A life-cycle analysis
- Milk production and the environment: A local dairy farmer's perspective