This session was jointly organised by NCBS and IIT-Goa, and hosted by Dr. Sreejith A.V. (IIT-Goa).

Professor Andrea Pieroni is currently the Rector of the University of Gastronomic Sciences, Italy that aims at creating a constant dialogue between Traditional Knowledge holders/local communities and the “scientific” arena, and implementing food sovereignty and sustainability. He is trained in medical botany at the University of Pisa. Prof. Andrea Pieroni earned his doctorate from the University of Bonn in Germany. He has served as the Vice President and President of the International Society of Ethnobiology (2008-2010). He is the founder and Chief Editor of the Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (ethnobiomed.com). He is a Honorary Member of the Academy of Science of Albania. He has conducted extensive research and published several papers on traditional foraging & folk perceptions, Food cultural heritage and its dynamics, Human ecology and biocultural diversity, cross-cultural and diachronic analyses of LEK (local environmental knowledge) systems; cultural adaptation processes.
In this talk he talks about his research on various aspects on Ethnobotany of Wild plants across Europe. The talk was attended by Hundreds of Students/Researchers across India and globally.