Join USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) for its Food and Nutrition Security Webinar Series. The series features speakers across a range of backgrounds and disciplines as they lead discussions about NIFA relevant approaches to advancing food and nutrition security through research, education, and extension.
Background
As explained on our Food and Nutrition Security Topic Page, NIFA recognizes nutrition as a cost-effective approach to address many of the societal, environmental, and economic issues faced across the globe today. NIFA works to ensure a safe, nutritious, and secure food supply while also developing, delivering, and disseminating evidence-based nutrition education and promotion to prevent chronic diseases, improve health, and prioritize nutrition security.
NIFA partners with the Land-Grant University System and government, private, and non-profit organizations to support science. Our agency also invests in developing nutrition scientists across all stages of professional development to use an integrated approach to prioritizing nutrition security and ensuring sustainable agricultural systems through research, education, and extension. NIFA invests more than $129 million in research, education, extension, and innovation to advance USDA’s goal to tackle food and nutrition insecurity.
Launched in June 2021, NIFA uses our NIFA Food and Nutrition Security Webinar Series to shine light on our integrated approach through research, education, and extension to advance food and nutrition security. We are also using this series to learn from external stakeholders’ working this area and hear from our webinar attendees how we can further our efforts to tackle food and nutrition insecurity. We invite anyone interested in learning more about NIFA’s efforts in food and nutrition security to register for upcoming webinars, or view past recordings.
Past Webinars
Description: USDA staff will kick off this webinar series celebrating Black History Month explaining the department’s investment in the new Agricultural Science Center for Excellence for Nutrition and Diet (ASCEND) for Better Health, which is a virtual center that brings together-
NIFA Director Dr. Manjit Misra kicks off this webinar sharing his vision for strengthening NIFA’s contributions through our research, education, extension, and innovation investments to address climate change and tackle food and nutrition insecurity. Then, various NIFA staff highlight
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To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, the Director of the USDA Office of Tribal Relations Heather Dawn Thompson provided an overview of the USDA Indigenous Food Sovereignty Initiative. Staff from NIFA and the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) also highlighted relevant resources.
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NIFA stakeholders including academics, practitioners, and decision makers working to prioritize nutrition security using research, education, and/or Extension, with a special interest in approaches to promote youth voice. This session will provide an overview of NIFA’s contributions to
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Dr. Sheila Fleischhacker, National Science Liaison – Food Safety and Nutrition and NIFA Nutrition Security Team Co-Chair, will kick off this edition of the NIFA Food and Nutrition Security Webinar Series providing an overview of Local and Regional Food Systems relevant funding
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Dr. Jean Buzby, USDA’s Food Loss and Waste Liaison, will kick off this edition of the NIFA Food and Nutrition Security Webinar Series sharing her vision for integrating approaches to food loss and waste across USDA. Next, Dr. Suzanne Stluka, NIFA’s Deputy Director for the Institute of
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On Tuesday, August 23, from 5 to 6 p.m. EDT, youths will share their perspectives on tackling food and nutrition insecurity with an emphasis on the role of 4-H, which empowers nearly 6 million young people with the skills to lead for a lifetime. The webinar panelists participated in
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On Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at 2 p.m. to 3:30 pm ET, Dr. Helen Chipman, Dr. Carinthia Cherry, Ms. Shewana McSwain, and Ms. Catalina Aragón will provide an in-depth overview of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, giving special attention to how cooperation and
Archive Webinars
- NIFA Nutrition Security Webinar Series - An App And A Carrot: An Overview Of The Evolution And Impacts Of VeggieBook
- Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program: Overview, Impacts & Opportunities
- Internships: Perspectives from NIFA Nutrition Security Team Members
- Honoring and Celebrating Black History Month: The Role of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists and Other Allied Health Professionals
- Prioritizing Nutrition Security: Cooperative Extension's National Framework for Health Equity and Well-Being
- NIFA Nutrition Security Webinar Series: Prioritizing Nutrition Security: The Role of 1890 Land-Grant Institutions Programs
- NIFA Nutrition Security Webinar Series: The Development of New Measures to Complement the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module
- Strengthening Intersections between Climate Change, Food Systems, and Nutrition Security: NIFA's Aims & Activities
- Prioritizing Nutrition Security: Emerging Approaches in Research and Practice
- Prioritizing Nutrition Security: NIFA Elevates Youth and Families
- Prioritizing Nutrition Security: NIFA’s Role in Cultivating Future Farmers and Ranchers
- NIFA Nutrition Security: An Overview of Current Activities & Aims