McGill University principal and vice-chancellor Dr Heather Munroe-Blum, who is due to co-chair the conference along with Marilyn Knox, president of Nestle Nutrition Canada, said that the university has established global food security as a priority subject area.
Last year’s conference attracted 425 attendees from 25 countries, the university said.
For more information, or to enrol for the conference, visit http://www.mcgill.ca/globalfoodsecurity/ .