DAY ONE: What are the opportunities? (Live session)
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Welcome and introductions
Overview of opportunities, challenges, and solutions of upcycling food waste to animal feed (15 minutes)
- Dr. Jerry Shurson, Professor, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
Why should we care about food loss and waste? (15 minutes)
- Dr. Rosa Rolle, Senior Enterprise Development Officer, Economic and Social Development Stream, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
How can upcycling food loss and waste to animal feed contribute toward low-carbon and resource-efficienies around the world? (15 minutes)
- Clementine O’Connor, Programme Management Officer, Sustainable Food Systems, United Nation Environment Programme, Paris, France (Invited)
How does upcycling food waste to animal feed compare with other options for mitigating climate and resource burdens? (15 minutes)
- Dr. Zhengxia Dou, Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center, Pennsylvania
What we know and don’t know about where, what, and how much food loss and waste occurs in various countries? (15 minutes)
- Dr. Xiaozhong Wang, Professor, College of Resource and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
What types of food loss and waste are best suited for animal feed? (15 minutes)
- Dr. Jerry Shurson, Professor, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
Does feeding food waste support optimal animal production performance? (15 minutes)
- Dr. Sarah Rassler, Dairy Production Fellow, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center, Pennsylvania
Q & A (15 minutes)
Case studies
Using culled fruit waste in lactating dairy cow diets (15 minutes)
- Dr. Linda Baker, Professor, and Dr. Joe Bender, Associate Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center, Pennsylvania
Food-For-Feed in circular and sustainable pig and chicken production systems (15 minutes)
- Karel van der Velden, Business Development Manager, Nijsen Company, Veulen, Netherlands
The JiaBoWen story of upcycling food waste to animal feed in China (15 minutes)
- Dr. Yingcheng Wang, Postdoctoral fellow, China Agriculture University, Beijing, China
Q & A (20 minutes)
Highlights and thoughts of the day (10 minutes)
Adjourn