overview global challenges food and health nexus agricultural focus –lgus –usda, nifa, ars
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Societal Challenges
• Population• Food• Water• Environment• Climate Change• Energy
• Health• Poverty
• Population
aka Wicked Problems
• Health Food safety, nutrition, obesity, type II diabetes, cardiovascular
disease, dementia, stroke, cancer, hunger, poverty, families/children• Ecological FootprintWater/land use, natural resource and environmental stewardship,
greenhouse gas, global climate change, depleted soils• Agricultural Competitiveness Improve crop and animal agriculture; enhance farm productivity and
income; policies; supply chain; storage; transportation• BioeconomyReplacements for petroleum-based products and enhance
community economic well being
21st Century Food System Challenges
Nexus Between Food and Health• Two ends of the health spectrum
Excess food and food insecurity Billions dilemma
• Preventable CDC: 75 percent of healthcare
spending for chronic diseases • Health challenges
Chronic diseases Food insecurity/hunger Food safety Environmental
• Food security and measurable improvements in health Nutritious and safe food Community efforts to fight hunger and
food insecurity Strategies to combat childhood obesity
• Are food systems able to deliver optimal health?
Land-Grant University Focus• A new compact ~ Crowd source
Academia, government, private sector, NGOs Outreach networks through the Cooperative
Extension System, Education, Health Sectorso eXtension and online tools – democratizing knowledge
• Food and health research and educationBio- and physical sciencesRelevance of environmental and social sciencesQuality science to inform policy
• Health outcomes driving genetics & breedingWheat, Soy, Maize, Milo, Rice, Tomatoes, BerriesAnimal traits
• Altering the gut microbiome • Alteration of food structure
ProcessingoRetain natural and fresh attributesoMatrices that modulate caloric contentoEnhance benefits of bioactive compounds
Healthy foods and quality
Food Systems and Optimal Health
Tomatoes = Lycopene
Cancer Prevention
Basic Science (Genetics)
Applied Science(Production & Processing)
Commercialization
Clinical Trials
Food Security, Production, Human Health
Goal: deliver 60 mg of isoflavone in 2 slices of bread.
Dr. Yael Vodovotz
Dr. Greg LesinskiImpact of soy bread on Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cell (MDSC) biology in patients with solid tumors
Development of Soy Bread
• FAIR 2012: One Health—Understanding and improving animal health, human health, ecological health
• Complex, multi-dimensional Biology, genetics, socio-economic status,
culture, and behavior – e.g., Latino children
• ‘Omics and personalized medicine• Exercise and active lifestyles• Access – Children’s health, food deserts
Food Systems and Optimal Health
• Dairy products and health Bone health, blood pressure, probiotics
• Pulse Heath Initiative – Prevention of obesity • Cornell/ARS: Maize with high iron availability• Foodborne diseases and food safety
Dan Luo: DNA-based nanobarcode to track bacteria in the food system to detect pathogens and toxins on site
Craig Altier: Define Salmonella genes and genetic pathways essential for survival, proliferation in tomatoes
• Functional genomics: Dual use research Biomedical applications Improve quality, nutritional characteristics, shelf life, and
food safety
NIFA Focus• Discovery through Delivery Continuum
DiscoveryTranslationInnovationSolution• Capacity/Formula Programs
Hatch, Evans-Allen, Smith-Lever, 1890s Extension, FRTEP, 1994 Capacity, Insular Areas
4-H, EFNEP, SNAP-ED
• The Pipeline Next generation scientists, Extension specialists
and educators, producers, better informed public
Competitive ProgramsAFRI• Challenge Areas
Food Security Nutrition and Childhood Obesity Food safety Climate Change Bioenergy
• Fellowships Pre- and post-doctoral
• Foundational AreasPlant Health and Production and Plant ProductsAnimal Health and Production and Animal
ProductsFood Safety, Nutrition, and HealthRenewable Energy, Natural Resources, and
EnvironmentAgriculture Systems and TechnologyAgriculture Economics and Rural Communities
Mandatory Programs
• Specialty Crops Research Initiative• Biomass Research and Development Initiative• Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
Development Initiative• Organic Agriculture Research and Extension
Initiative
• Food Safety Improving safety of the nation’s food
supply through the support of basic research and integrated science programs
• Nutrition and Childhood Obesity NCCOR—National Collaborative on
Childhood Obesity Research—Public-Private collaboration (NIH, CDC, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
Programs Focused on Health
• USDA school breakfast and lunch programs Long term impacts – health
and societal
Programs Focused on Access/Hunger
• Address hunger and food security Community Foods Projects
• Increase food production and access Local and regional food
systems Food deserts
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Food and Health Foci
• Promote high priority research/outreach in food quality, safety, and access in relation to health
• Ensure food is nutritious and safe• Promote strategies to combat childhood obesity• Work with local communities to fight hunger and
food insecurity• Food and Health literacy
Food and Health Foci• Research, Education, and Extension
Sustainable food production Environmental, Economic, Social
Healthier, sustainable foods Access Chronic diseases, foodborne illnesses Nexus between biology, culture, behavior Policy research Education