• “The right to food is not an abstract concept—it is a legally binding right that governments must uphold”

    Juan Echanove, FAO’s Right to Food Lead

  • "Food is not only nourishment but also dignity, medicine, and a foundation for thriving communities"

    Dr. Luz María Garcini, RICE University

  • "Rigorous research on food policy has never been more important for developing effective solutions to global food insecurity"

    Editor-in-Chief, World Food Policy Journal

Friday, May 8

Track I - Salón de Grados 1

  • Conference credentials and information.

  • Discussant: Dr. Daniel Coq, Universidad de Sevilla

    Why City Food Networks Fall Short: Limits to Sustainable Food Governance in Brazilian Cities

    • Giulia Bazzan, Tiliburg University, Netherlands

    • Felipe Jardim, Tilburg University, Netherlands

    Food policy in Poland (2020-2025): Intersectoral fragmentation & Milti-level governance challenges

    • Leszek Szczepaniak, University of Warsaw, Poland

    From Collective Priorities to Food Security: A Climate-Ready Hydro-Economic Model for Irrigation Policy

    • Sonia Mercedes Polo-Murcia, Universitat Politécnica de Valencia, Spain

    • Marta Garcia-Mollá, Universitat Politécnica de Valencia, Spain

    • César Augusto Terán-Chaves, Universitat Politécnica de Valencia, Spain

    Reducing Leakages in Food-Based Safety Nets: Evidence from India's 'Right to Food' Law

    • Raghav Puri, Cornell University, United States

    • Prabhu Pingali, Cornell University, United States

    From Dietary Tradition to Biological Citizenship: The Algorithmic Governance of Hunger in the Digital Era

    • Chrysoula Kapartziani, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

    • Nikos Symvoulidis, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

    • Eleni Tsatsaroni, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

    • Nikolina Tsoukala, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

    • Stathis Arapostathis, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

    • Periklis Vardakas, University of Thessaly, Greece

    • Dimitra Barkouta, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

  • Discussant: Dr. Yolanda Hernández-Albújar, Universidad de Sevilla

    Identificación de los roles de las mujeres en iniciativas de autonomía alimentaria, a través de su participación en procesos de agricultura urbana y periurbana en diferentes localidades de Bogotá (Colombia)

    • Ammi Portillo Rueda, Universidad de Almeria, Spain

    Convergencia entre la Reforma de la Propiedad de la Tierra y las Políticas Agrarias: Hacia una Soberanía Alimentaria sostenible en Marruecos

    • Bouchra Fouad, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain

    Experimentar, ejercer y resignificar el territorio: contribuciones de las mujeres campesinas de Antioquia a las políticas de seguridad alimentaria

    • André Aparecido Medeiros, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    • Maria da Penha Costa Vasconcellos, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    Pathways to Wellness: Advancing Food Access and Nutrition among Immigrant Mothers in the United States

    • Luz Maria Garcini, Rice University, United States

    • Tony Payan, Rice University/UACJ, United States & México

    • Anjelica Martínez, Rice University, United States

    • Katherine Pérez, Rice University, United States

    • Diego Maríquez-Robles, Rice University, United States

    Autonomización de las mujeres y reducción de la malnutrición crónica mediante un enfoque multisectorial sensible al género en Mali rural

    • Eva Iráizoz, Action Against Hunger, Spain

    • Caroline Colette André, Action Against Hunger, Spain

    • Malika Fedala, Action Against Hunger, Spain

    • Mamadou Diepkile, Action Against Hunger, Spain

    • Sangaré Mama, Action Against Hunger, Spain

    • Mohamadou Diagana, Action Against Hunger, Spain

    • Antonio Vargas-Brizuela, Action Against Hunger, Spain

  • Coffee and pastries will be provided at the Azahar patio

  • Tittle: “El papel de la AECID para contribuir al respeto, protección y garantía al Derecho Humano a la Alimentación”

    María Emma Orejudo Prieto de los Mozos

    Subdirectora de Transición Ecológica, Agua y Lucha contra el Hambre y Oficina de Cooperación para Agua y Saneamiento
    Dirección de Cooperación Sectorial, Europea y Multilateral

    Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID)
    Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación

  • Representative, Organizing Committee

    Representative, Universidad Pablo de Olavide

    Representative, Policy Studies Organization

    Representative, FAO-Right to Food

  • UPO Cafeteria— Plaza América

  • Discussant: Dr. Sergio Fernández-Artamendi, Universidad de Sevilla

    The Mental Health Toll of Hunger: The Interplay of Trauma, Geography, and Food Insecurity among Latino Immigrants in the U.S. and Mexico

    • Luz Maria Garcini, Rice University, United States

    • Tony Payan, Rice University/UACJ, United States & México

    • Sabrina Cuauro, Rice University, United States

    • Cecilia Colunga Rodríguez, Rice University, United States

    • Mario Angel González , Rice University, United States

    Socioeconomic, health and dietary determinants of food insecurity in northern Ghana: a mixed-effects models and Machine Learning-based SHAP analysis

    • Luz Anamar Gonzalez de la Risa, University of Alcala, Spain

    • Luis Javier Sánchez Martínez, Complutense University & Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain

    • Sherifa Yakubu, University for Development Studies, Ghana

    • Miguel Ángel García Arias, Acción Contra el Hambre, Spain

    • Bless Ayinnogre Adumbire, University for Development Studies, Ghana

    • Anthony Paul Apam, University for Development Studies, Ghana

    • Abu-Hiban Halid, University for Development Studies, Ghana

    • Martin Nyaaba Adokiya, University for Development Studies, Ghana

    • Noemi López Ejeda, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain

    Dietary patterns and Common Mental Disorders in the context of Food Security

    • Elaine Santos, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    • Lucas Moura, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    • Camila Souza, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brazil

    • Gustavo Ferreira, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    • Angela Trude, New York University

    • Dirce Marchioni, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    Evaluación de Exactitud y Precisión de una Aplicación Móvil en comparación al Recordatorio de 24 Horas en la Estimación de Ingesta Dietética utilizando una Comida Estandarizada como Referencia

    • Alexandro Martagón, Tec de Monterrey, México

    • Natalia Soto-Larios, Tec de Monterrey, México

    • Adrián Soto, Tec de Monterrey, México

    • Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas, Tec de Monterrey, México

    To Eat or to Heal: Food Security Profiles and Health Vulnerability in Central America. A Machine Learning Approach Using Gallup World Poll Data

    • Luis Javier Sánchez Martínez, Complutense University & Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain

    • Miguel Ángel García Arias, Acción Contra el Hambre, Spain

    • Francisco Javier Abarca Álvarez, Granada University, Spain

    • Hugo Melgar Quiñonez, McGill University, Canada

    • Noemí López Ejeda, Complutense University, Spain

  • Tittle: “Food is Life: Filling Gaps, Building Change”

    Luz María Garcini, PhD

    Director, Center for Community and Public Health
    Associate Professor, Psychological Sciences
    Faculty Scholar, Center for the US & Mexico (Baker Institute)
    AF Faculty, Dept. of Medicine, ReACH Center (UTHSCSA)

  • Discussant: Juan Echanove, FAO

    The right to food for all within planetary boundaries: a critical assessment of emergent policy frameworks for just and sustainable food systems

    • Ana García Juanatey, CEI—University of Barcelona, Spain

    • Luca Volpi, Societat Orgànica, Spain

    Regulating the Right to Adequate Food in Mexico: Informant insights about the General Law on Adequate and Sustainable Food

    • Ashlyn Anderson, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom

    • Jody Harris, World Public Health Nutrition Association, United Kingdom

    • Evelyn Nuñez Gonzalez, University of Sussex, UK

    • Busiso Moyo, University of the Western Cape, South Africa

    • Helen Walls, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom

    Structural judicial protection of the right to food in Colombia: the case of the Wayuu Children in La Guajira

    • Diana Guarnizo Peralta,Justice and Society DEJUSTICIA, Colombia

    • Julián Gutiérrez-Martínez, Justice and Society DEJUSTICIA, Colombia

    • Adriana Carolina Torres Bastidas, Justice and Society DEJUSTICIA, Colombia

    Developing a framework of rights-based assessment of grievance redressal mechanisms under food security laws:  Using the National Food Security Act 2013 of India as a case

    • Neetu Sharma, National Law School of India University, India

    Income dynamics, food consumption and the right to food among vulnerable farming families in Brazil: a quantile regression analysis

    • Lucas Moura, University of São Paulo, Brazil

    • Flávia Mori Sarti, University of São Paulo, Brazil

    • Carolina Xavier, Federal University of São João del-Rei, Brazil

    • Dirce Marchioni, University of São Paulo, Brazil

    Municipalizing the Right to Food: the role of municipalities in implementing international human rights commitments

    • Maria Luisa Cannas, Donà Viscardini Law Firm, Italy

Track II - Salón de Grados 2

  • Discussant: Dr. Sergio Fernández-Artamendi, Universidad de Sevilla

    Evaluation of the DPP-IV inhibitory activity of novel peptides from hemp as an alternative therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease

    • José Antonio Camacho-Muriel, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Spain

    • Lucía Jiménez-Alonso, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Spain

    • Gabriel García Jiménez, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Spain

    • Álvaro Villanueva-Lazo, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Spain

    • Lourdes M Varela, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Spain

    • Mª del Carmen Millán-Linares, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Spain

    Autistic and alexithymic traits: impact on eating behaviour.

    • Carla María Pérez-Jaén, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Spain

    • Cristian Manuel Olarte-Sánchez, , Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Spain

    • Emilio Pericet-Caro, , Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Spain

    • Julieta Sánchez-Bizama, , Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Spain

    Food Addiction in Late Adolescence: Impact on Social Functioning, Anxiety, and Severe Depression

    • Emilio Pericet-Caro, , Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Spain

    • Cristian Manuel Olarte-Sánchez, , Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Spain

    • Julieta Sánchez-Bizama, , Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Spain

    • Carla María Pérez-Jaén, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Spain

    Enfoques integrados de protección social y fortalecimiento de la agencia alimentaria en contextos de exclusión socioeconómica: evidencia del programa de Tarjetas Solidarias

    • Beatriz Tamayo-Borrajo, Action Against Hunger, Spain‍

    • Noemí López-Ejeda, Action Against Hunger, Spain

    • Sara Tulipani, Action Against Hunger, Spain

    • Rafael Tomás-Cardoso, Complutense University, Spain

    • Cristina Cozar, Action Against Hunger, Spain

    • Lorena Hernández, Action Against Hunger, Spain

    • Antonio Vargas-Brizuela, Action Against Hunger, Spain

    Inhibition of Amyloid‑β Fibrillation by Hemp Seed Protein Hydrolysates: Influence of Hydrolysis Degree and Peptide Size

    • Lucía Jiménez-Alonso, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Spain

    • José Antonio Camacho-Muriel, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Spain

    • Gabriel García-Jiménez, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Spain

    • Álvaro Villanueva-Lazo, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Spain

    • Mª del Carmen Millán-Linares, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Spain

    • Lourdes M Varela, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Spain

  • La sesión busca compartir experiencias y estudios de casos en diferentes regiones del mundo, especialmente, en Mozambique y en contextos donde la cooperación al desarrollo enfrenta importantes brechas a nivel social, económica, institucional y ambiental. La sesión explorará el impacto y uso de tecnologías emergentes y limpias, implantación y modernización de nuevos modelos de producción agroecológica y agroforestación, la introducción de herramientas de teledetección, la eficiencia en el riego con energías limpias y el empleo de bio-estimulantes para el aumento de productividad en los cultivos.  

    Discussant: David Bravo, Director de Estrategia de la ONG CESAL.

    Moderadora: Paloma García, Coordinadora del área de Comunicación y Difusión de CESAL.

    • Álvaro Fernández-Baldo Martínez, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

    • Gabriel Ferrero de Loma Ososrio, Presidente del Comité de Seguridad Alimentaria Mundial de las Naciones Unidas (2021-2023).

    • Antonio García Abril, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

    • Guillermo Palacios Rodríguez, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain

    • Rosa Gallardo Cobos, DATAGRI & Universidad Córdoba

    • Joao Neto, Centro Internacional de investigación Agroforestal CIFOR-ICRAF

    • Ana Regina Segura Martinez, ex Jefa de Área de Desarrollo Rural, Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición de la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo-AECID).

  • Coffee and pastries will be provided at the Azahar patio

  • Please make your way to Salón de Grados 1—and don’t miss the keynote by the Deputy Director for Ecological Transition. After all, you’ve just had a dose of caffeine and sugar! :D

  • And, now… a word from our sponsors. You’re already here anyways… you’re trapped :D

  • UPO Cafeteria— Plaza América

  • Jonathan Ingram 

    Editor in Chief at Food and Energy Security, John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

    Based on a global survey of over 2,400 researchers, the ExplanAItions 2025 report shows that AI use in research has surged in just one year. Adoption is widespread, but depth of impact is constrained by limited access to specialist tools, growing concerns about accuracy, ethics, and data security, and a lack of institutional guidance. Researchers report clear efficiency gains yet are recalibrating expectations of AI’s capabilities. The findings highlight a critical opportunity for publishers and institutions to provide trusted tools, training, and transparent frameworks to enable responsible, transformative AI use in research.

    This seminar will cover the main findings of the ExplanAItions 2025 report, practical, shared experience with AI as an Editor in Chief, as well as the do’s and don’ts of AI use for authors, editor and reviewers.

    A Q&A will allow space to explore experiences further, including the overall publishing process and tips for success.

  • Please make your way to Salón de Grados 1—and don’t miss Dr. Garcini’s keynote from Rice University. After all, you’ve just had a chance to stretch your legs :D

  • Discussant: Dr. Michela Accerenzi, Fundación ETEA/Universidad Loyola Andalucía

    Repensar la alimentación escolar más allá del comedor: aprendizajes y retos desde la Escuela Sostenible en Colombia

    • Laura Catherine Arévalo Rivera, FAO, Colombia

    Bridging food policy and practice: policy-operational translation capacity in agrifood systems

    • Canberk Genc, Rural PM Academy, Spain

    The Medium is the Message: Dual Communication Channels, Climate Literacy, and Climate-Smart Agriculture Adoption in Morocco

    • Perez L. Kemeni Kambiet, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Benguerir, Morocco

    El actual debate constitucional sobre las áreas de protección para la producción de alimentos como figura del ordenamiento territorial en Colombia: un análisis de jurisprudencia sobre el suelo rural y su relación con el derecho humano a la alimentación. 

    • Laura Ramirez, CEPC, Spain

    Gobernanza intersectorial y desnutrición crónica infantil: Lecciones desde la articulación territorial en Ecuador

    • María Pilar Villena-Esponera, Universidad internacional de La Rioja, Spain

    • Marta Caballero, Universidad internacional de La Rioja, Spain

    • Verónica Condor Bermeo, Universidad internacional de La Rioja, Spain

    • María del Mar Rodriguez-Brioso, Universidad internacional de La Rioja, Spain

    Caracterización del entorno alimentario minorista en el Área Metropolitana de Barcelona

    • Letícia Machado, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    • Elena Domene, Institut Metròpoli, Spain

    • Marta Andreu, Institut Metròpoli, Spain

    • Marta Garcia, FISABIO, Spain

    Between Policy and Practice: Evaluating the Financial and Environmental Sustainability of Domestic Agriculture in the UAE

    • Eva Vang, NYU, Abu Dhabi

    Municipal Networks as Catalysts for Sustainable and Healthy Food Policies

    • María Carrascosa García, Red de Municipios por la Agroecología

Saturday, May 9

Track I - Salón de Grados 1

  • Discussant: Dr. Michela Accerenzi, Fundación ETEA/Universidad Loyola Andalucía

    Soy Protein-Based Bioplastics as Sustainable Matrices for Controlled Iron Delivery in Horticulture

    • Carmen María Granados-Carrera, University of Seville, Spain

    • Daniel Castro-Criado, University of Seville, Spain

    • Victor M. Perez-Puyana, University of Seville, Spain

    • Alberto Romero, University of Seville, Spain

    Policy pathways for promoting the right to food through community gardens: case study of Berlin and Rio de Janeiro

    • Felipe Jardim, Tilburg University, Netherlands

    Estrategias agroalimentarias de la población andina para combatir la inseguridad alimentaria

    • Maria Nilda Varas Castrillo, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Peru

    Cultural food mirages: Threats to Latino food access in a Southern California city

    • Tessa Pulido, University of California, United States

    • Jason Douglas, University of California, United States

    • Denise Payán, University of California, United States

    Why poultry farmers leave the industry: An investigative study from Middle East: The case of Iraq

    • Sanar Muhyaddin, Wrexham University, United Kingdom

  • Discussant: Dr. Ana Paula Lamoso, Universidad Pablo de Olavide

    Mind the Agriculture-Health-Gap: Aligning European Food Supply with National Dietary Guidelines and Planetary Health Diet

    • Anna-Lena Klapp, University of Göttingen, Germany

    • Josh Bisig, ProVeg International, Germany

    • Daniel Braune, ProVeg International, Germany

    • Joanna Trewern, ProVeg International, Germany

    El Pacto de Milán en América Latina: gobernanza alimentaria urbana en Bogotá y Ciudad de México

    • Cristian Murcia, Universidad de Valencia/Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Spain/Colombia

    The EU Deforestation Regulation and Global Food Governance: an analysis of impacts on Brazil’s food and land-use policies

    • Helena Marino Lettieri de Campos, Panthéon Sorbonne University, France

    La paradoja del comprador informado: Soft Claims y vulnerabilidad parental frente al marketing alimentario

    • María de los Angeles López Amián, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Spain

    • Alazne Arraztio, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Spain

    • Maria Jose Montero Simo, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Spain

    Drivers of food security in Morocco: A dynamic analysis of multidimensional determinants

    • Berrak Nada, Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco

    • El khider Abdelkader, Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco

  • Coffee and pastries will be provided

  • Discussant: Dr. Alfonso Sánchez Carrasco, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/World Food Policy

    Food Transition as Climate Policy: Public Procurement and Family Farming for Resilient Food Systems

    • Adriana Torres, Dejusticia, Colombia

    Psychological Pathways to Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Adoption: Typology, Concern, and Contextual Activation in Vulnerable Farming Communities in Morocco 

    • Perez L. Kemeni Kambiet, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Morocco

    Innovación al servicio de las comunidades rurales en Mozambique: teledetección para la identificación del estrés agroclimático y la toma de decisiones hacia una agricultura familiar de precisión.

    • Guillermo Palacios-Rodríguez, University of Córdoba, Spain

    • David Ariza-Mateos, University of Córdoba, Spain

    • Vanesa Domínguez-Bermúdez, University of Córdoba, Spain

    • David Martínez-Meléndez, CESAL, Spain

    • Carolina Santos-Portillo, University of Córdoba, Spain

    • Mª Ángeles Varo-Martínez, University of Córdoba, Spain

    Manejo planificado del ganado para la regeneración de tierras desertificadas en Sahel

    • Joaquin Cadario, Action Against Hunger, Spain

    • Mama Gueye, Action Against Hunger, Senegal

    • Hélène Pasquier, Action Against Hunger, Spain

    Determinantes psicosociales de la solastalgia en comunidades indígenas colombianas que enfrentan contextos de policrisis

    • Marcela Guapacha Montoya, Universidad de Manizales, Colombia

    • Felipe Agudelo Hernández, Universidad de Manizales, Colombia

    • Valentina Gonzalez Carreño, Universidad de Manizales, Colombia

    • Andrés Camilo Delgado Reyes, Universidad de Manizales, Colombia

    Vulnerability to food poverty in Spain: Insights from the Spanish household budget surveys (2006-2024)

    • Victor Martinez-Cano, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain

    • Chiara De Tomassi, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain

    • Manuel Tomás, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain

    • Iñaki Arto, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain

    • Iker Etxano, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain

    • María José Sanz, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain

    • Inma Batalla, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain

  • Tittle: “Strengthening Food Governance through the Right to Food: Human rights based approaches for resilient and inclusive agrifood systems”

    Juan Echanove

    Right to Food Lead, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Track II - Salón de Grados 2

  • Discussant: Dr. Tomás Palmisano, Universidad de Buenos Aires

    Bioplastic Matrices from Agro‑Waste for Controlled Iron Delivery in Sustainable Horticulture

    • Carmen María Granados-Carrera, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain

    • Daniel Castro-Criado, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain

    • Víctor Manuel Pérez Puyana, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain

    • Alberto Romero García, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain

    Tradition as innovation: heritage-led food production

    • Juan-José Raposo-González, Independent Researcher, Spain

    Bioactive-Rich Colombian Fruits as Supporters of Sustainable Diets and Food Security

    • Juan Carlos Carmona-Hernandez, Universidad de Manizales, Colombia

    Governing dietary norms for sustainable consumption: a comparative analysis of policy instruments in China and the EU

    • Yi Lu, Peking University, China

    A healthy, dignified and sustainable food base: development and validation of basic food baskets for populations at risk of food insecurity in Spain

    • Sara Tulipani, Action Against Hunger, Spain

    • Yael Puyol-Martín, Universitat Ramon Llull, Spain

    • Beatriz Tamayo-Borrajo, Action Against Hunger, Spain

    • Pablo Soriano-Jofre, Action Against Hunger, Spain

    • Antonio Vargas-Brizuela, Action Against Hunger, Spain

    • Elena Carrillo-Álvarez, Universitat Ramon Llull, Spain

  • Discussant: Dr. Alfonso Sánchez Carrasco, Universidad Pablo de Olavide/World Food Policy

    Participation of Colombian Indigenous Adolescents for Food Insecurity After Migration

    • Felipe Agudelo Hernández, Universidad de Manizales, Colombia

    • Marcela Guapacha Montoya, Universidad de Manizales, Colombia

    • Juan Carlos Carmona, Universidad de Manizales, Colombia

    The making of the right to food: tracing food policy conflict and trade-offs in Colombia

    • Felipe Roa-Clavijo, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia

    Food security as an instrument of peacebuilding:the contributions of food security policies to lasting peace

    • Irene Jiménez-Zumalde, University of the Basque Country, Spain

    • Karlos Pérez de Armiño, University of the Basque Country, Spain

    Anticipating Hunger in Conflict Settings: Data-Driven Approaches to Support Humanitarian Action, Food Policy and IHL in Fragile Contexts

    • Julien Jacob, Action Against Hunger, Spain

    • Hélène Pasquier, Action Against Hunger, Spain

    • Jorge Hernández Marín, University of Granada, Spain

    • Ronny Meza Acosta, University of Granada, Spain

    • Francisco Javier Abarca Álvarez, University of Granada, Spain

  • Coffee and pastries will be provided

  • 12:30 to 13:30h: Book presentations
    This session will present three recent book publications in Colombia

    1. Sembrando el derecho a la alimentación en Colombia. 2026 (editorial Dejusticia), Diana Guanizo (Dejusticia) & Felipe Roa-Clavijo (Uniandes)

    2. Tramas del alimento: debates y perspectivas de los sistemas alimentarios en Colombia. 2026. (Ediciones Uniandes). Felipe Roa-Clavijo (Uniandes) & Camilo Ardila Glalvis (independiente)

    • Del campo a la escuela: barreras en las compras públicas a campesinos y su impacto en la alimentación escolar en Colombia. 2025 (Editorial Dejusticia) Adriana Torres Bastidas (Dejusticia).

    13:30 to 14:00h: Making Food Policy Work - Practical Tools for Rural Implementation

    This session presents a practical set of tools designed to help translate food policy objectives into clearer implementation decisions in rural agrifood systems. Although food policies increasingly recognise the need for integrated approaches, implementation often weakens when coordination across actors, scales and local realities remains unclear. Through concise applied methods, the session will explore how sequencing, actor coordination and operational clarity can help maintain coherence between policy intent and delivery.

  • Please make your way to Salón de Grados 1—and don’t miss our final keynote speaker from FAO. We know you may be hangry, but it will be worth it :D