Food Composition Data working group - Sustainable Food from the Oceans and Inland Waters for Food Security and Nutrition

Following the 7th Network Meeting (October 2022), the working group on Food Composition Data was suggested. FAO is upgrading the INFOODS database, and the U-Fish database will be upgraded with better data and more species. This working group will focus on promoting the importance of food composition data for food and nutrition policies.

Working group events

The case for aquatic blue food in achieving SDG 2 (zero hunger):
Reducing hunger and improving nutrition outcomes, 9 July 2024

Working group members 2024

Yuko Nanjo | Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries & Food and Nutrition Division of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – Leader
Bridget Anna Holmes | Food and Nutrition Division of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Marian Kjellevold | Researcher at the Institute of Marine Research, Norway (IMR)
Hettie Carina Schönfeldt | Professor in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Kendra Byrd | Senior Research Fellow in Nutrition and Food Systems at the Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, UK
Thiru Somasundaram | Research Fellow at the NuSea.Lab, Deakin University, Australia
Lydia C. O’Meara | PhD Candidate in Food and Nutrition Security Initiative at the Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, UK
Fernanda Grande | Food and Nutrition Division of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Doris Rittenschober | Food and Nutrition Division of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)