The 1^st
International
Conference of
Wheat Landraces

For healthy food systems

About the Event

The 1st International Conference of Wheat Landraces for Healthy Food Systems brings together like-minded scientists to discuss the topics of landraces, including modern populations, ancient and heritage wheat with a focus on health and nutrition as well as natural flavors and aromas.

These scientists have recognized the many problems that many modern wheat varieties are causing and have been studying alternatives to this kind of modern wheat as well as current industrialized farming systems and high speed, high volume food processing models.

Where

Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Italy

When

June 13 - 15, 2018

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Program

Venue: Prodi Lecture Hall

08.30 - 09.30 Registration and Reception

Welcoming coffee and snacks.

09.30 - 10.30 Opening Session

Welcomes by hosts, organizers and sponsors.

Robert M. Quinn (conference chair) and Giovanni Dinelli (Chair of the Scientific Committee); invited dignitaries introduced: Mirko Degli Esposti (Deputy Rector), Simona Caselli (Regional Minister for Agriculture, Hunting and Fishing at Regione Emilia-Romagna); opening conference address by Robert M. Quinn.

10.30 - 10.45 Break

10.45 - 13.30 Session 1 - Wheat

Co-Chairs: Calvin Qualset (University of California, USA) and Igor Loskutov (N.I.Vavilov Institute of Plant Genetic Resources, Russia)

10:45 - Keynote speaker: Salvatore Ceccarelli (Rete Semi Rurali, Italy)
Landraces: their importance, conservation and evolution.
11:15 - Calvin Qualset (University of California, USA)
Wheat landrace improvement for conservation and use
11:35 - Alexey Morgounov (CIMMYT, Turkey)
Preservation of on-farm diversity of currently grown wheat landraces in Central and West Asia
11:55 - Elif Başak Aksoy (Hacettepe University, Turkey)
Role of women in maintaining on-farm wheat landraces diversity
12:15 - Aigul Abugaliyeva (Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture and Plant Growing, Kazakhstan)
Interspecific and intergeneric wheat hybrids
12:35 - Einav Mayzlish-Gati (ARO Volcani Center, Israel)
Restoration conservation and characterization of lost genetic diversity of wheat landraces from Israel and Palestine
12:55 - Marine Mosulishvili (Ilia State University, Georgia)
The ancient, traditional Georgian wheats: diversity, conservation and endemic taxa with a focus on health and nutrition
13:15 - Summary of Wheat session

13.30 - 14.30 Lunch

14.30 - 16.40 Session 2 - Production

Co-Chairs: Robert M. Quinn (Kamut International, USA) and Giovanni Dinelli (University of Bologna, Italy)

14:30 - Keynote speaker: Martin Wolfe (CAWR Coventry University, UK)
We need to talk about Landraces...
15:00 - Giovanni Dinelli (University of Bologna, Italy)
Three years of KAMUT® khorasan production: influence of environment in a large scale experimental trial
15:20 - Bruce D Pearce (Organic Research Centre, UK)
A modern landrace: the creation and performance of composite cross populations of winter wheat
15:40 - Rajiv Sharma (CIMMYT, Afghanistan)
Afghan wheat landraces: self-sustaining food system of rural populace
16:00 - Joos Latré (University College of Ghent, Belgium)
Comparative study of einkorn, emmer, khorasan and modern wheat: agronomic performance
16:20 - Summary of Production session

16.40 - 17.10 Coffee Break

17.10 - 18.00 Session 3 - Processing

Chair: Santina Romani (University of Bologna, Italy)

17:10 - Lori Daelemans (University College of Ghent, Belgium)
Functional properties and breadmaking quality of ancient wheats cultivated in Belgium and the Netherlands
17:30 - Marco Spaggiari (University of Parma, Italy)
Lactic acid fermentation of Triticum turgidum subsp. turanicum bran as means of nutritional improvement
17:50 - Summary of Processing session
18:00 - Poster visit
18:45 - End of first day

18.00 - 18.45 Poster Visit

18.40 End of First Day

Venue: Prodi Lecture Hall

08.30 - 09.00 Poster Visit

09.00 - 10.50 Session 4 - Nutritional and Medical Considerations

Co-Chairs: Francesco Sofi (University of Florence, Italy) and Enzo Spisni (University of Bologna, Italy)

09:00 - Keynote Speaker: Francesco Sofi (University of Florence, Italy)
Ancient wheat species and human health: biochemical and clinical implications
09:30 - Enzo Spisni (University of Bologna, Italy)
KAMUT® khorasan wheat and sport activities: a cross over dietary intervention study
09:50 - Lorenzo Nissen (University of Bologna, Italy)
Gut microbiota-mediated healthy effects of ancient grain diet: from expectations to knowledge
10:10 - Dai Suter (e3Spelt Co., Australia)
Development of spelt wheat products with low FODMAP content and low allergenicity
10:30 - Monica Dinu (University of Florence, Italy)
KAMUT® khorasan products' consumption and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): a randomized, double-blind trial

10.50 - 11.20 Coffee Break

11.20 - 13.00 Session 4 - Nutritional and Medical Considerations (Continued)

11:20 - Francesca Danesi (University of Bologna, Italy)
To unravel the gap among ancient, heritage, and modern grains. An in vitro comparative study in human cultured cells
11:40 - Carmen Gianfrani (Institute of Protein Biochemistry-CNR Naples, Italy)
The ancient wheat Triticum monococcum has a reduced immunotoxicity: implication for celiac disease prevention
12:00 - Francesca Truzzi (University of Bologna, Italy)
Phenolic acids of modern and ancient grains: effects on intestinal in vitro cell models
12:20 - Frank Van Boxstael (University College of Ghent, Belgium)
Comparative study of the nutritional value of einkorn, emmer, khorasan and modern wheat: value of the grains and application in bread
12:40 - Summary of the Nutritional and Medical Considerations session

13.00 - 14.00 Lunch

14.00 - 15.30 Session 5 - Future Perspectives

Co-chairs: Robert M. Quinn (Kamut International, USA) and Giovanni Dinelli (University of Bologna, Italy)

Discussion of the formation of an association to continue the work of the conference
Mission Statements

15.30 - 16.00 Coffee Break

16.00 - 17.00 Session 5 - Future Perspectives (continued)

Discussion of the defining terms
Announcements of Poster Board Winners

17.00 - 19.00 Tour of the City

Venue: Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences

* Morning sessions will be held at the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences. The farm visit will be at the farm “Podere Santa Croce" (Argelato, BO). Busses will be provided to take delegates to the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences from the center of the city and then to the farm and back to the city center after the banquet. Please consult the map to see the bus pick up locations.

08.15 Pick up of participants from the city center

09.20 Welcome by Giovanni Molari (Director DISTAL, University of Bologna, Italy)

09.30 - 11.10 Session 6 - Economic and Market Perspective

Co-chairs: Giovanni Dinelli (University of Bologna, Italy) and Bruce D Pearce (Organic Research Centre, UK)

09:30 - Keynote Speaker: Kimberley Bell (Small Food Bakery, UK)
An appetite for diversity
10:00 - Peter Kunz (Getreidezüchtung Peter Kunz, Switzerland)
Financial participation of the supply chain actors in plant breeding
10:20 - Henry Randall Blair (GrowNYC's Greenmarket Regional Grains Project, USA)
Bridging crop diversity and market development in the Northeast grain renaissance
10:40 - Lee-Ann Hill (Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, USA)
Rocky Mountain heritage grain trials. Utilizing citizen science to establish local grain economies
11:00 - Summary of Economic and Market Perspective Session

11.10 - 11.40 Coffee Break

11.40 - 12.10 Invited Dignitaries

Francesco Sottile (Slow Food Italia; University of Palermo, Italy)
Traditional wheats in small scale highly sustainable agricultural systems: the Slow Food experience
Andrea Monti (Italian Society of Agronomy; University of Bologna, Italy)

12.10 - 13.30 Session 7 - Awards and Conclusions

Igor Loskutov (N.I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Genetic Resources, Russia
Cereal landraces as Vavilov's legacy in the global VIR collection of Plant Genetic Resources
Poster Board Winners Presentation
Conference Summary - Close of Conference and Special Thanks

13.30 - 14.30 Lunch

14.30 - 15.30 Travel to Podere Santa Croce

15.30 - 19.00 Farm Visit and Tour of Demonstration Plots

Led by Giovanni Dinelli

The farm visit will be at the farm “Podere Santa Croce" (Argelato, BO).

19.00 - 21.30 Banquet and Entertainment at Podere Santa Croce

Appetizers:
KAMUT® khorasan wheat pie with vegetables
Millet balls with hot sauce
Stuffed barley balls with onion cream and balsamic vinegar sauce

Main course:
Einkorn grain with seasonal vegetable
Spelt flour pasta with vegetarian sauce

Second course:
Roasted “Bianca Modenese" veal meatballs
Grilled or sautéed vegetable garden
Mixed salad

Dessert:
KAMUT® khorasan wheat tart with seasonal ancient fruit jam
“Virgo" ancient common wheat cake

Moka Coffee
Homemade spirits