9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Bioresource Engineering Professors Valérie Orsat and Vijaya Raghavan spoke to Le Devoir about their recent study, which found that better educating farmers and food processors about how to avoid post-harvest food losses would reduce global food insecurity.
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Better educating farmers and food processors about how to avoid post-harvest food losses – which amount to one-third of global food production, worth US$1 trillion annually – would reduce global food insecurity, according to researchers at 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ.Â
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Now that our senior leaders have had a few months to settle into their new positions, find out what’s been happening on campus.Â
By Professor Anja Geitmann and Acting Dean Valérie Orsat
Friday, March 8 was International Women’s Day, marking the achievements of women and serving as a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.
This year’s theme is Inspire Inclusion—a message exemplified by 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ’s female leaders. At the moment, 10 of 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ’s 14 deans are women, including our own Acting Dean Valérie Orsat.
The 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Reporter shared their thoughts on the women who inspire them, the progress that’s been made, and the barriers that have yet to be broken.
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Bioresource engineering prof cited for research excellence and role as mentor for women entering the field