Leveraging Research for Food and Agriculture Policy Change Workshop July 20

UC ANR academics are invited to attend a workshop on Leveraging Research for Food and Agriculture Policy Change, which will be held at UC Office of the President in Oakland on July 20. The workshop is hosted by the UC Global Food Initiative Policy Subcommittee.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Monning (D-Carmel) will be the keynote speaker. The UC Berkeley alumnus will talk about “Why Policymakers Need Research.”

This workshop will bring together academics and others from the University of California System who are interested in leveraging research to inform policymakers and policies affecting food and agriculture.

The workshop will include training from experienced facilitators on effective tools and ways that acdemics can interact with policy issues and policymakers, as well as guidelines and advice on legal issues and university protocol about policy and government interactions. The workshop will enable “safe” and open discussion about needs, challenges and opportunities for UC researchers to be involved in policy-related research and interaction with policymakers.    

Objectives of the workshop:

• Facilitate exchange of information between UC academics/staff about practices and ways in which research is used to effectively influence or inform policy in food and agriculture systems (from food production to consumption).
   
• Provide training and guidance about approaches, capacities and tools to connect and communicate research to policymakers in food.
   
• Identify opportunities and resources for UC researchers' involvement in policy, and collaboration in these efforts.   

The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the UCOP lobby conference room at 1111 Franklin Street in Oakland, followed by a reception.

For details, visit http://healthpolicy.ucsf.edu/content/leveraging-research-food-and-agriculture-policy-change-workshop. To register go to https://ucsf.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dh8vAOf732Y4o9D. 

If you have questions, please contact Lena Libatique at lena.libatique@ucsf.edu or Nina Ichikawa, Berkeley Food Institute policy director, at nichikawa@berkeley.edu.

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