Upcoming conference

Beverly W. Shimada (WLockeretz@infonet.tufts.edu)
Mon, 9 Dec 96 12:30:34 EST

In view of the many messages posted here recently on how much is known (if
anything) about the benefits of organic methods on food quality, I would like
to remind SANETers about a conference at which this topic, among many, will
be covered in considerable depth.

Much of the current research on the relationship between organic farming and
food quality is being done outside the U.S. For U.S. people (and others) who
are not already familiar with this work, this event will provide a good
international overview. (A complete list of presentations is given at the end
of the following announcement; note that papers on this topic are from
Norway, Sweden, Finland, Great Britain, Germany, Italy and others.) Many of
the other papers will be on closely related topics that also have received
considerable discussion here.

I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have on this conference.

Willie Lockeretz

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International Conference on
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND NUTRITION

Boston, Massachusetts, USA March 19-21, 1997

Organized by the Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and
Policy and the Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

This conference will examine all aspects of the relationship between
the quality/safety of food and the production systems used to raise
it. Besides biological and technological aspects, the conference also
will deal with consumer attitudes, regulatory issues, and agricultural
development strategies. Speakers from 17 countries will offer a total
of 50 presentations, including:

o Reports on new research
o Reviews of current knowledge and research needs
o Analysis of conceptual and methodological problems
o Discussions of public policy implications

The conference is intended for researchers, farmers, consumer groups,
the food processing and marketing industry, and agencies concerned
with agricultural policy and public health.

PROGRAM SUMMARY (a list of all talks is given at the end)

Wednesday, March 19

Afternoon (starting 1:30 pm)
o Conference introduction
o Keynote Speaker: Catherine Woteki, Acting Undersecretary
for Research, Education and Economics, U.S. Department
of Agriculture
o Plenary Session: The agriculture-nutrition connection:
Strategic and conceptual issues
Evening: Reception

Thursday, March 20

Morning:
o Concurrent Sessions I
A. Soils, fertilizers, and nutritional quality
B. Meeting regional and national dietary needs
o Concurrent Sessions II
A. Panel: Reducing dietary pesticide risks
B. Community supported agriculture: Dietary implications

Afternoon:
o Concurrent Sessions III
A. Organic farming and food quality
B. Enhancing nutritional quality and food safety
o Poster Presentations (see list at end)

Evening: Banquet (This will include a highly entertaining and
informative presentation that is guaranteed to appeal to
everyone, regardless of involvement with the conference theme.)

Friday, March 21

Morning:
o Panel: "Food Quality": Concepts, goals, and strategies
o Concurrent Sessions IV
A. Consumers' attitudes toward alternative systems
B. Defining and evaluating food quality

Lunch, with concluding speaker (TBA)
(The conference will adjourn at 3:00 PM.)


REGISTRATION FEE: US$135 (includes all program materials, proceedings
volume, refreshments and reception).

CONFERENCE LOCATION: Holiday Inn Boston-Brookline, 1200 Beacon Street,
Brookline, Massachusetts 02146; Telephone: (1) 617-277-1200; Fax: (1)
617-734-6991.

The room rate for conference participants is $94 per night (plus tax)
single or double, for reservations made by February 24, 1997. You
should make their reservations directly with the hotel, indicating
that you will be attending the Tufts conference.

By taxi: About 20 minutes (and $20) from Boston's Logan Airport.
By public transportation: St. Paul Street stop of the C Branch of the
Green Line (4th above-ground stop westbound out of Boston).
By car: about 1 mile west of Kenmore Square.

More about Boston: www.boston.com; www.bweb.com; www.ci.boston.ma.us

PREVIOUS CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS: The proceedings volume from our
previous conference, Environmental Enhancement through Agriculture, is
now available.

For contents and ordering information, or for further information on
the current conference or a printed version of this announcement,
reply to the conference chair, William Lockeretz:

Voice: (1) 617-627-3223; Fax: (1) 617-627-3887
e-mail: wlockeretz@infonet.tufts.edu
School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155

[This notice also is available at our Web site:
http://www.tufts.edu/nutrition/icapn.html]

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International Conference on
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND NUTRITION

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by March 5, 1997. (Payment is refundable, less a $10 processing fee,
if cancellation is received by that date.)


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International Conference on
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND NUTRITION

Oral Presentations

Food system approaches to improving nutrition and health
Gerald F. Combs, Jr., Ross M. Welch, and John Duxbury,
Cornell University (USA)

The role of international agencies in promoting a safe, high
quality and nutritious food supply
John R. Lupien, UN Food and Agriculture Organization

FOOD 21: Integrated research on production systems, product
quality, consumer and farmer aspects of sustainable agricultural
production
Ann-Christin Bylund, Rune Andersson, Anders Kiessling, Lennart
Bjorck, and Per-Olow Sjoden; Swedish University of Agricultural
Sciences, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, and Uppsala
University (Sweden)

Nutritional quality of alternatively produced foods
Kate Clancy, Syracuse University (USA)

Review of soil and human health
Margaret A. Oliver, University of Reading (UK)

Improving the nutritional quality of foods using sustainable soil-
plant-animal system approaches
Ross M. Welch, Cornell University (USA)

Historical changes in the mineral content of fruits and vegetables:
A cause for concern?
Anne-Marie Mayer (UK)

Regional dietary guidance: Is the Northeast nutritionally balanced?
Jennifer L. Wilkins, Cornell University (USA)

The need for a "greener" revolution: Linking agricultural systems
to human nutrition, health and development
John M. Duxbury, Cornell University (USA)

The determinants and the effects of an unstable food supply in
Burkina Faso: The experience of SANREM CRSP in Burkina Faso
Irma Silva-Barbeau, D. Kabore, M-C. Sorgho, L. Illy, M. Belem, D.
Taylor, and W.L. Hargrove; Silva Associates (USA), INERA,
Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University (USA), and University of Georgia (USA)

Farming practices and food quality
Vida Rutkoviene, Lithuanian Academy of Agriculture

Quality development of ecological products in Finland
Pirkko Roinila and Artur Granstedt, Agricultural Research Centre of
Finland

Long-term field experiment in Sweden: Effects of organic and
inorganic fertilizers on soil fertility and crop quality
Artur Granstedt and Lars Kjellenberg; Agricultural Research Centre
of Finland and Biodynamic Research Institute (Sweden)

Yield, product quality and soil life after long-term organic or
mineral fertilization
Joachim Raupp, Institute for Biodynamic Research (Germany)

The relationship between soil quality and food quality for Ghanaian soils
Violet Quayson and Francis Tetteh, Soil Research Institute (Ghana)

Accumulation of nitrate in vegetables and phosphate in the
biosphere by overuse of organic fertilizer
Sang Mok Sohn, Dan Kook University (Republic of Korea)

Quality comparison of mineral, organic and biodynamically
cultivated potatoes: Composition, tissue strength, sensory
investigations, and picture-creating methods
D.G. Schulz, K. Koch, K.-H. Krome, and U. Kopke, University of Bonn
(Germany)

Comparison of selected nutrients in organic vs. conventionally
grown potatoes under controlled growing conditions
Joseph Maga and Karen Wilken, Colorado State University (USA)

Effect of organic vs. conventional techniques on quality of peach
fruits: Observations on quality and post-harvest life
M. Antonelli, M.R. Tabilio, and A. Chiariotti, Istituto
Sperimentale per la Frutticoltura (Italy)

Consumer attitudes toward organic fresh produce: A comparison of
surveys from 1991 and 1995
Ed Sparling, Karen Wilken, and John McKenzie; Colorado State
University and The Economics Institute (USA)

Consumer demand for organically grown food products in urban China:
Evidence from survey data
Qingbin Wang, Catherine Halbrendt, and Shwu-Eng H. Webb; University
of Vermont and Winrock International Institute for Agricultural
Development (USA)

Marketing of organically grown agricultural products in Turkey:
Current status and future prospects
Sedef Akgungor, Canan Abay, and Bulen Miran, Ege University (Turkey)

Consumer response to organic vegetables: A case study of emerging
trends in developing countries
Mahesh Chander, Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Consumer perceptions of locally grown IPM produce: CORE Values
Northeast Apple Project
Molly D. Anderson, Tufts University (USA)

The British consumer: Victim or villain?
Sean Beer, Bournemouth University (UK)

Dilemmas in the European Union's policy for healthy food
Niels Heine Kristensen, Technical University of Denmark

Community supported agriculture: A study of shareholders'
perceptions of farm membership, dietary patterns and food practices
Jack P. Cooley, Nancy L. Cohen, Anne M. Stoddard, and Robert B.
Hall; Tuskegee University, University of Massachusetts, and Boston
Biostatistics (USA)

Community supported agriculture and vegetable box schemes
Harriet Festing, Wye College (UK)

The roots and sprouts of a community supported farm in the mid-
Hudson River Valley: Origin, objectives, structure and effects on
diet
Richard S. Feldman, Marist College (USA)

Integrated pest management in non-rice food crops in Indonesia:
Opportunities to reduce chemical pesticide use
Michael Hammig, Aunu Rauf, and Gerald Carner; Clemson University
(USA) and Bogor Agricultural University (Indonesia)

Exploring the potential to enhance dietary iron from a green leafy
vegetable
Anusuya Rangarajan, Cornell University (USA)

The role of food processing for improving the nutritive value and
cooking quality of legume seeds
M.M. Tabekha, Mansoura University (Egypt)

Achieving improved health through changed meat production
technologies
Helen H. Jensen, Iowa State University (USA)

A systems analysis of BSE: Lessons to be learned
Sean Beer, Bournemouth University (UK)

Assessing food quality
Sue Stolton, Equilibrium Consultants (UK)

Broadening the concept of "quality" for animal products: A German
perspective
Engelhard Boehncke, University of Kassel (Germany)

Critical evaluation of parameters and methods for food quality
assessment: What are the facts? What do they mean?
Joachim Raupp, Institute for Biodynamic Research (Germany)

The Quality Index: A holistic approach to describe the quality of
food
Dirk Schulz and Ulrich Kopke, University of Bonn (Germany)


Poster Presentations

Grass feeding impact on cholesterol and fat levels in beef cattle
A. Gil, V. Urrestarazu, and S. Huertas, Facultad de Veterinaria
(Uruguay)

Beef carcass washing with lactic acid solutions: An economic
analysis of a case study
Melvin G. Blase and Donald L. Van Dyne, University of Missouri-
Columbia (USA)

Designing broiler feeding regimes for the production of
nutritionally enhanced breast meat
M.E. Van Elswyk and J.W. Mooney, Texas A&M University (USA)

Are colored bell peppers as high in Vitamin C as the green ones?
A.H. Simonne, E.H. Simonne, and R.R. Eitenmiller; Auburn University
and University of Georgia (USA)

Nutritional evaluation of carrots cultivated in conventional and
ecological farming systems: A paired-farm comparison
Hanne Torjusen, University of Oslo (Norway)

Allelopathic effects of biodynamic and organic treatments on yield
and quality of wheat and potatoes
G. Deffune, H.C. Lee, A.M. Scofield, and P. Simunek, Wye College
(UK)

Comparison of selected vitamins in organic vs. conventionally grown
vegetables as purchased
Joseph Maga and Karen Wilken, Colorado State University (USA)

Comparison of selected nutrients in organically grown spinach,
broccoli varietals, and winter squash as influenced by storage
Joseph Maga, Lewis Grant, and Karen Wilken, Colorado State
University (USA)

Possible approaches to increasing production and availability of
Vitamin A-containing foods
Leda E. Nemer and Clive E. West; University of California, Los
Angeles (USA) and Wageningen Agricultural University (The
Netherlands)

The effect of an alternative cropping system on tomato fruit
quality
Amy Oberly, John Masiunas, and Mosbah Kushad, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA)

Soil remineralization for sustainable agriculture
Joanna Campe, Tara A. O'Brien, and Allen V. Barker, Remineralize
the Earth International (USA)

Development of a fully automated analysis of the riboflavin
vitamers in unfortified foods
L. Faye Russell and Lydia Brooks, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada