Dear HGF members, due to the current developments of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and due to the travel restrictions from several organizations and companies, the HGF Board together with Puratos decided to cancel the HGF Spring Workshop, originally planned from March 30th to April 1st. We want to express special thanks to Puratos for […]
The first edition of the International Whole Grain Day on 19th November aims at celebrating the positive impact of whole grain on nutrition, wellbeing and sustainability. The event will look at how policymakers and stakeholders can work together to encourage more people to “make their grains whole” as part of healthy and sustainable dietary patterns, via a moderated, interactive panel discussion. The panel discussion will […]
The upcoming HGF Autumn Workshop 2019 will be organised in Milan (Italy) in connection with the 10th International Forum on Food and Nutrition – The Forum organized by the Barilla Foundation in collaboration with National Geographic, the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN SDSN), the Columbia Center for Sustainable Investment (CCSI), Santa Chiara Lab – […]
We would like to draw to your attention to a students’ competition, organised by the ISEKI-Food Association within the Next FOOD project: “Sustainable Cereals” Competition: Teams of Master’s students from around the world are invited to address the following question in this 2019 Edition of the ISEKI-Food International Student Competition: How can ancient/alternative grains contribute […]
HGF welcomes the new members of the Board and thanks Prof. Kati Katina (University of Helsinki) for her work and responsibilites as HGF Chair! On June 17 following candidates have been approved by the General Assembly: Prof. Nesli Sözer (VTT) as Chair Prof. Marjukka Kolehmainen (University of Eastern Finland) Elisabeth Riou (Mondelēz International) Giancarlo Riboldi […]