Universidad Nacional de San Agustín (UNSA) will develop a Center for Food Security in Arequipa, Peru

June 19, 2019

Universidad Nacional de San Agustín (UNSA) with the collaboration of Purdue University will develop a Center for Food Security in Arequipa, Peru. The Dean of UNSA, Rohel Sánchez, indicated that the Center will develop policies towards sustainable food security, and the priority of the Center will be with water safety and quality. In addition, the Center will contribute to the ongoing research projects in collaboration with the Purdue Arequipa-Nexus Institute and UNSA to investigate solutions for soil health, improvement of agriculture practices and air quality in Arequipa, Peru.

The formal announcement will be given this week at the “Forum: Towards Sustainable Food Security”, which will be held in Arequipa, Peru, from June 19-21, 2019.  The objective of this forum is to identify the current status of the food and nutritional security in Arequipa and to discuss priority actions for the development of the UNSA Center for Food Security. Overall, the forum will cover important topics related to food security, including nutrition and health, water and soil health, agricultural systems and food production, food security policies, climate change, agricultural technologies and markets.  Leaders in the field from Purdue, Chile and Peru will be presenting at the Forum.  Gary Burniske, Managing Director for the Purdue Center for Global Food Security will talk about policies for Food Security.

Please follow the link below for more information about the Center for Food Security:

From the Universidad Naciaonal de San Augustin (UNSA) website:

http://www.unsa.edu.pe/unsa-y-purdue-university-crearan-centro-de-seguridad-alimentaria/

 And the Peruvian newspaper: "El Correo"

https://diariocorreo.pe/edicion/arequipa/crearan-centro-de-seguridad-alimentaria-en-arequipa-892587/

 

 

Contact Details

• Renata Ximenes
• c4e-nexus@purdue.edu
• 765-494.2394