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 (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)

19:00-20:00 – Welcome cocktail (included in the fees)

08:30-09:00 – Welcome coffee – Registration – Poster display

09:00-11:15 – Session 2: Behaviors & levers for change (co-chaired by Sophie Nicklaus & Roberto Ugas)

 11:15-11:45 – Networking break & Poster visit

11:45-12:15 – Poster Award session           

12:15-13:45 – Lunch break & Poster visit

13:45-16:00 – 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)

16:00-16:30 – Networking break & Poster visit

 16:30-18:50 – Session 4: Challenges and future perspectives for meeting fruit & vegetable recommendations in sustainable food systems (co-chaired by Mphumuzi Sukati & Christian Reynolds)            

20:00-22:00 – Gala Dinner (not included in the fees)

08:30-09:00 – Welcome coffee – Registration

09:00-11:40 – Session 5: From expectations to action: consumer perspectives on tomorrow’s food system (co-chaired by Rémi Kahane & Sylvie Avallone)

12:00-12:30 – Conclusions of EGEA 2026

12:30-17:00 – Field visit to La caisse alimentaire de Montpellier (free – registration is mandatory – limited to 30 participants)