Come meet BGU's Prof. Aaron Fait as he talks about his Jewish-Italian heritage and his fascinating research into Metabolic Networks in Dryland Crops, and particularly growing grapes for wine in the Negev desert.
Where: Israel Pavilion, EXPO
When: September 6, 2015 from 11:30 am to 4 pm.
"Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life" is the core theme of Expo Milano 2015. This common thread runs through all the events organized both within and outside the official Exhibition Site.
Expo Milano 2015 provides an opportunity to reflect upon, and seek solutions to, the contradictions of our world. On the one hand, there are still the hungry (approximately 870 million people were undernourished in the period 2010-2012) and, on the other, there are those who die from ailments linked to poor nutrition or too much food (approximately 2.8 million deaths from diseases related to obesity or to being overweight in the same period). In addition, about 1.3 billion tons of foods are wasted every year. For these reasons, we need to make conscious political choices, develop sustainable lifestyles, and use the best technology to create a balance between the availability and the consumption of resources.
