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CITD organises a Workshop on "Transforming Agri-food Systems: Global Perspectives"

CITD organises a Workshop on "Transforming Agri-food Systems: Global Perspectives"

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CITD organises a Workshop on "Transforming Agri-food Systems: Global Perspectives"
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Centre for International Trade and Development
School of International Studies
Jawaharlal Nehru University
 
Workshop on "Transforming Agri-food Systems: Global Perspectives"
 
Date: Thursday, 8 August 2024.
Time: 9.30 am -1.30 pm
Venue: Room # 344, SIS II

 

Concept Note: The growing world population, economic growth, urbanization, technological advancement, globalization, and changing food preferences have led to transformative changes in the way our food is produced, processed, supplied, and consumed. These changes in agricultural production and food systems have resulted in impressive growth in agricultural production and productivity accompanied by an increased share of processed and energy dense foods in our diets having implications for food security, nutrition, and environmental sustainability. The world faces various forms of malnutrition with 828 million undernourished people, about 1.9 billion overweight and obese people, and a large population with micro-nutrient deficiencies. The effects of these changes in agri-food systems are heterogenous across nations-while many developing countries are facing hunger and starvation and emerging economies such as India are facing double/triple burden of malnutrition, developed countries are struggling with over nutrition. The challenge for agri-food systems is to provide nutritious and healthy diets to growing population in an environmentally sustainable manner. This workshop aims to delve into some of these questions, understand how agri-food systems influence health and nutrition, and what strategies can be developed to promote better health, nutrition, and environment.
Distinguished scholars will share perspectives from different parts of the world and also discuss how multiple goals of nutrition, health, equity, and environmental sustainability can be simultaneously achieved. This workshop will provide an opportunity to faculty and students to learn from and interact with leading researchers in the field.
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CITD_ConceptNote_8Aug2024.pdf

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.