UNESCO-NATURA Chair in Food Security and Nutrition  for Health and Development (252), established in 1992 at Sokoine University of Agriculture (United Republic of Tanzania).

Fields/Disciplines

Food and nutrition.

Objectives

• To create and transfer, within the framework of NATURA European Community Training Programme for Agricultural Universities in Southern Regions (NECTAR Programme) new courses set up jointly by NATURA partners and the interested higher education institutions of developing countries.
• To establish a specialized regional centre in food security and nutrition for health and development.

Host Institution

• Sokoine University of Agriculture

In collaboration with

• Prof. S. Thilsted at the Royal Agricultural University of Copenhagen (Sweden)

UNESCO Sector/Office responsible for the Chair/Network

Education, Natural Sciences.

Contact

Joyc Kinabo, Department for Food Science and Technology, Sokoine University of Agriculture
coordinator
Email address - jkinabo(at)sua.ac.tz
Work Phone - 255 56 44 02
Fax - 255 56 43 88 or 40 88
Street - P.O. Box 3275
City - Morogoro