Can dietary recommendations for fruit & vegetable intake be met within sustainable food systems?

14:00-14:30 – Opening session

14:30-15:30 – Keynote lectures
(co-chaired by Boitshepo Giyose & Joël Doré)

• Conclusions from the EGEA 2023 Conference – Boitshepo Giyose, FAO (SA) and Joël Doré, INRAE (FR)

• Overview of food systems, evolution over recent years, and role of fruits and vegetables – Patrick Caron, Cirad (FR)

• Current dietary recommandations: Global overview – Francesco Branca, University of Genova (CH)

16:00-18h15 – Session 1: The impacts of meeting fruit & vegetable recommendations
(Co-chaired by Malek Batal & Ramya Ambikapathi)      

• Human health: proven and emerging effects – Elio Riboli, Imperial College London (UK)

• Planetary health: benefits, limits & environmental feasibility – Stephen Sherwood, EkoRural/Granja Urkuwayku (EC) ; University of Wageningen (NL)

• Agroecology, biodiversity & resilience – Céline Termote, Alliance Biodiversity & CIAT (KE)

• Equity, cultures & food justice – Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, CGIAR (MY)

• Benefit–risk analysis & coalitions for change – Sara Monteiro Pires, DTU National Food Institute (DK)

• Oral communications (3×10 min)

09:00- Session 2: Behaviors & levers for change
(co-chaired by Sophie Nicklaus & Roberto Ugas)

• Technology and digital tools to guide consumers toward better food choices: pros and cons of social media– Frans Folkvord, Tilburg University (NL)

• Social and cultural influences on eating behaviour – Almundena Claaseen, Max Planck Institute for Human Development (GE)

• Using psychological insights to change behaviour – Gareth Hollands, University College London (UK)

• Overview of public policies for healthier and more sustainable diets: what lessons can be learned?– Céline Bonnet, INRAE (FR)

• Nutrition, poverty and food policies in the Global South – Hilary Creed Kanashiro, Instituto de Investigación Nutricional (Peru)

• Oral communications (3×10 min)

11:45 – Poster Award session           

13:45 – Session 3: Collaborative projects, covering the entire food chain, aiming to support consumers in adopting healthier and more sustainable diets with increased fruit & vegetable intake (co-chaired by Jean-Pierre Cravedi & Sophie Drogué)

• ENACT (2022-2026; France- Plaine & Val de Sèvre) : Enhancing the capacity of consumers to transform agri-food systems – Elsa Berthet, INRAE (FR)

• MARIGO (2021-2024; National – Côte d’Ivoire) : Promoting dietary diversification and agroecological transition – Rahim Ouedraogo, Cirad (SN) & Thibaud Martin, Cirad (FR)

• Co-FRESH (2020-2024; Europe- 7 EU countries) : Co-creating sustainable and competitive fruit and vegetable value chains in Europe – Inés Echeverría Goñi, National Center for Food Technology and Safety (SP)

• MoreMedDiet (2023-2026; 7 mediterranean countries)– More on the adoption of a healthy Mediterranean diet – María de Guía Córdoba Ramos, University Institute for Research in Agricultural Resources (SP)

• Conclusion remarks by Véronique Lhoutellier, INRAE (FR) on FutureFoods

• Oral communications (3×10 min)

 16:30 – Session 4: Challenges and future perspectives for meeting fruit & vegetable recommendations in sustainable food systems
(co-chaired by Mphumuzi Sukati & Christian Reynolds) 

• Encouraging committed food choices without sacrificing pleasure: a cultural and sensory challenge
  Sandrine Monnery-Patris , CSGA (FR)

• Assess to transform: improving measurement of nutritional, economic, and environmental dimensions
  Wendy Gonzalez, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition(CH)

• Improving communication and engagement: educational strategies for behavior change
  Sylvie Avallone, Institut Agro Montpellier (FR)

• Health professionals as key intermediaries, Chi-Chi Ekhator (UK)

• Designing inclusive pathways to fruit and vegetable consumption for families under constraints, Vicky Drapeau, Université Laval (CA)    

• Oral communications (3×10 min)      

09:00 Session 5: From expectations to action: consumer perspectives on tomorrow’s food system
(co-chaired by Rémi Kahane & Sylvie Avallone)

• Isabelle Aprile – Syndicat National de la Restauration Collective, France

• Fabrice Declerck – Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT, Chief Science Officer at EAT , France

• Ana Islas Ramos – Nutrition Officer in the Nutrition Education and Consumer Awareness team of the Food and Nutrition Division at FAO, Italy

• Pierre Yves Rommelaere – La Nouvelle Cantine, France

• Thouraya Tabbassi– Consumer Defense Organization, Tunisia

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12:00 – Conclusions of EGEA 2026