Co-organised by FCI4Africa, FoodSafety4Africa, HealthyDiets4Africa, and the Uprise Food Safety Project, the World Food Safety Day Symposium for Next Gen Food Safety Practitioners will showcase the vital role of science in strengthening food safety systems across Africa. The event also aims to foster collaborative dialogue among the partners of these four EU-funded projects, driving safer, more fair, and inclusive food systems across the continent.

Registrations are open: https://bit.ly/4kbA8hx
Simultaneous interpretation in French will be available. 

AGENDA

4 June 2025 | 12:00-15:00 GMT (14:00-17:00 CET) 
Moderated by:
Fadel Ndiame, Food Systems Transformation Solutions, South Africa

12:00-12:10 | Introduction: Setting the scene
→ Fadel Ndiame, Food Systems Transformation Solutions, South Africa

12:10-12:20 | Opening remarks by EU-funded project officers (TBC)

12:20-12:40 | Keynote speaker: Amare Ayalew, African Union Commission, Ethiopia

12:40-13:40 | Progress & Highlights from EU-funded projects

FoodSafety4Africa: Addressing food safety challenges in the African informal sector
→ Titilayo Falade, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria

Uprise Food Safety Project: EU-AU partnership for resilient, inclusive, and safe food systems for everyone
→ Sarah De Saeger, Ghent University, Belgium

HealthyDiets4Africa: Combating malnutrition in Africa through diversification of the food system
→ Michael Frei, Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Germany

FCI4Africa: Fair food and trade systems for Africa through Food Convergence Innovation
→ Shiferaw Feleke, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Tanzania

13:40-14:35 | Panel discussion
→ Monica Ermolli, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Belgium

→ Representative from European Commission, DG for Research and Innovation, Belgium (TBC)

→ Rose Omari, FoodSafety4Africa, Ghana

→ Kokeb Tesfamariam Hadush, Uprise Food Safety Project, Belgium

→ Juliana Kiio, HealthyDiets4Africa, Kenya

→ Adama Neya, FCI4Africa, Burkina Faso

→ Adewale Olusegun Obadina, African Continental Association for Food Protection, Nigeria

14:35-14:50 | Q&A with the audience

14:50-15:00 | Conclusions
→ Fadel Ndiame, Food Systems Transformation Solutions, South Africa

𝟓 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 | 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎-𝟏𝟒:𝟎𝟎 𝐆𝐌𝐓 (𝟏𝟒:𝟎𝟎-𝟏𝟔:𝟎𝟎 𝐂𝐄𝐓)
Moderated by:
Parvez Haris, Institute of Alied Health Sciences Research, De Montfort University, UK

12:00-12:05 | Introduction
→ Parvez Haris, Institute of Allied Health Sciences Research, De Montfort University, UK

12:05-12:35 | FoodSafety4Africa Poster Presentation

12:35-13:05 | Uprise Food Safety Project Poster Presentation

13:05-13:35 | HealthyDiets4Africa Poster Presentation

13:35-14:05 | FCI4Africa Poster Presentation

14:05-14:10 | Conclusions
→ Parvez Haris, Institute of Allied Health Sciences Research, De Montfort University, UK

 

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