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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Mónica Izurieta Guevara\n\nProfessor - Health School at Un
 iversidad UTE -  Quito\, Ecuador\n\nPh.D. in Health\, Environment and Soci
 ety.\n\n \n\nMy main interest is in food studies in Latin America. My rese
 arch focuses on the political economy of food and the intersection of food
  economics\, health\, and the environment\n\nI have coordinated and contri
 buted to initiatives such as the Seminar on Food Studies in Latin America 
 in Mexico City and the TWAS-TYAN Hands-on Schools Programme in La Paz\, Bo
 livia\, which focused on agro-innovation and resilience. I have also colla
 borated with Oregon State University on the Faculty-Led Programme on Food\
 , Biodiversity and Culture in Ecuador. These experiences have strengthened
  my ability to work in multicultural environments\, facilitate dialogue am
 ong diverse stakeholders\, and manage projects with a regional scope.\n\nI
  served as Programme Coordinator of the “Andina Ecosaludable” initiati
 ve (2018–2022) in Ecuador\, leading the implementation of projects that 
 promoted agroecology\, food sovereignty\, and intercultural health. This r
 ole involved coordinating with local communities\, academic institutions\,
  NGOs\, and public entities\, as well as overseeing Project planning\, exe
 cution\, and monitoring. More recently\, I worked as a consultant on food 
 systems and market dynamics in the Metropolitan Municipality of Quito.
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LOCATION:Strand Agriculture Hall\, 163
SUMMARY:Food as Identity\, Memory\, and Resilience in the Andean Community 
 of South America
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 and-resilience-in-the-andean-community-of-south-america
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