By Prof. Carlo Fadda (Biodiversity International)
Scientific seminar
Cycle of Seminars with
Dr. Carlo Fadda
Senior Scientist at Bioversity International
3rd and last seminar of this series:
Food security and nutrition: what role for agrobiodiversity
At Italian Institute of Cultureon Tuesday, 18th February 2014 at 7.00pm.
Free entry
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Dr. Carlo Fadda is holding the last of 3 seminars focusing on the work that Bioversity International does in Africa. The theme Food security and nutrition: what role for agrobiodiversity:
In many parts of Africa children and pregnant women suffer from lack of micro-nutrients that are important for their health. Sometimes it’s not so much the amount of food but rather its quality. Malnutrition and the role agro-biodiversity can play to address it will be the subject of this third seminar which will last about 30 minutes and will be followed by 30 minutes debate.
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An Italian national, Dr. Carlo Fadda is currently Senior Scientist at Bioversity International based in Nairobi. He joined Bioversity International in 2004 where he has managed several projects aiming at the management of agricultural biodiversity in Vietnam (where he spent almost 3 years), China, Ecuador, Morocco, Kenya, Ethiopia, Papua New Guinea among others. This experience has allowed him to understand the complexity of the conservation efforts and in general of the agricultural development, as well as understanding that science, policy and cultural issues play a very big role in the effectiveness of conservation efforts. After receiving his PhD in Evolutionary Biology and Zoology in 1998, Carlo worked in the field of international cooperation and development, including scientific and development cooperation. From 1998 to the end of 2003 he worked in Tanzania for Universities, NGOs, and the Italian Government. It is during this period that he understood the importance of combining conservation issues with the wellbeing of people and the requirement for new and innovative strategies to build a culture that recognizes the need to improve livelihoods of poor people and the importance of doing so without compromising the natural resources base on which those livelihoods are based.