A Global Research Institute of Queen's University Belfast

Research

Understanding the Challenges of the Food System

Date(s)

21/02/2017 - 22/02/2017

Time

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Location

Elmwood Hall, Queen's University Belfast

Price

Free

Within the framework of the Northern Ireland Science Festival, a two-day workshop will present the results of a ESRC/FSA-funded research project to understand vulnerabilities across food supply chains, coordinated by the Institute for Global Food Security in collaboration with colleagues from the School of Law and The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice.

In a methodological workshop, Institute Fellow Dr. Alexander Koensler will present the value of ethnographic methods for the understanding of food fraud challenges, as well as the results of a case study of alternative local food chains in Italy.

Presentations

  • 21 February 2017 - 12.30pm to 6.00pm
  • 22 February 2017 - 10.00am to 3.30pm

Please see the links below for further information on the event.

NI Science Festival Flier

http://www.nisciencefestival.com/event.php?e=499

 

 

 

 

Dr Alexander Koensler - Research Fellow, The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice

a.koensler@qub.ac.uk

 

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