Sowing sustainable food systems (in French)

This event is presented as part of the HEC Conférence et inauguration de la bibliothèque de semences de HEC Montréal
 

Patrick Cortbaoui, Managing Director at the Margaret A. Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security of McGill University, has been invited to host a virtual seminar entitled, "Sowing sustainable food systems".

Dr. Cortbaoui is an agricultural engineer, food security consultant and project manager with a 15 year track record in providing solutions to alleviate food insecurity in different regions of the world including North America, Latin America & the Caribbean, Africa, Middle East and Asia. This is done through the establishment and implementation of pre-/post-production technologies and sustainable food management strategies and programs that meet the requirements of the producer, the retailer and the consumer while improving resource-use efficiency along agri-food value chains. He has wide expertise in management encompassing Research-for Development, Partnership Building and Resource Mobilization, Strategic and Operational Planning, Communication and Outreach Management, and Team Mentoring and Training.

Dr. Cortbaoui received his PhD. in Bioresouce Engineering from McGill University. His interest was to develop and validate engineering solutions to reducing post-harvest losses of fresh fruits and vegetables thereby increasing food availability without compromising the environment.

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