7th Annual Scientific Symposium in Nepal
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition hosted the 7th Annual Scientific Symposium was held on December 10-12, 2019 at Hotel Yak and Yeti, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Over the past six years, these agriculture-nutrition symposia have attracted national and international academics and other stakeholders who are either interested in or are conducting research on the agriculture–nutrition pathways for application to programs and policies. The annual symposia, primarily supported by USAID has been a forum for Nepali and other regional and international scientists to present research on this pathway, engage in workshops and, to network and interact with peers across many sectors and disciplines. The event attracted academics, practitioners, policymakers, and students.
The three-day event featured:
- Scientific sessions on that focus on agriculture-nutrition pathways
- Keynote talks
- Interdisciplinary panel discussions
- Workshops
- Opportunities for networking
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Presenter |
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Prevalence of Aflatoxin M1 and Factors Associated with AFM1 |
Ashish Pokharel |
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Assessnent on The Mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco) Orchard Management Practices And Production Decline In Gorkha, Nepal |
Ashmita Bajagain |
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Promoting Nutrition through Organic Manure in Banke district [Nepalgunj] |
Bir Bahadur Hamal |
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Supplementary Feeding for Preventing Undernutrition –What Works? A narrative review and commentary |
Bindi Borg |
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Innovation of resilience farm practices of staple crop for food and nutritional security: A Study on Effect of Different Planting Depth and Mulching on Yield and Yield Attributes of Potato in Dadeldhura District of Nepal |
Binod Joshi |
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Nutritional and phytochemicals study of high altitude beans of Nepal |
Binod S. Neupane |
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Process optimization and quality evaluation of sipli , an indigenous fermented pickle of Nepal |
Dinesh Subedi |
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Public Private Partnerships for Good Nutrition: Lessons Learned from Suaahara II Program |
Dipak Raj Sharma |
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Farmer’s survey and field management of Chinese citrus fly(Bactrocera minax Enderlein) in Sweet orange orchards of Sindhuli, Nepal |
Elina Gautam |
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Assessment Experience from ‘Nutrition Project Implementation of |
Monirul Islam |
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Effect of sanitation and handwashing practices on nutritional status among under-five children in rural Nepal |
Phurba Sange Moktan |
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Impacts of Modern Life Style on Child Rearing Practices in Early Childhood Development |
Pramisha Pokhrel |
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Economic analysis of fish production in different feed types practiced in Dhanusha district, Nepal |
Pritee Subedi |
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Perceptions of Food Safety Risk, Post-harvest Practices and Intertemporal Staple Crop Allocation: Evidence from Maize in Nepal |
Ralph Armah |
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Multivitamin supplementation and anemia prevalence among children in Bhaktapur, Nepal |
Ram K Chandyo |
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Factors Contributing to Household Dietary Diversity |
Sriju Sharma |
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Factors Contributing to Adoption of Improved Agricultural Technologies |
Tribikram Dhungana |
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Presenter |
Format |
Risk factors for anemia for mother-child dyads in Nepal in a national sample |
Angela KC |
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Enhanced, tailored antenatal care to reduce anaemia in pregnancy – Comprehensive Anaemia Programme and Personalized Therapies (CAPPT) trial |
Chandani Kharel |
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Prevalence and factors associated with double and triple burden of malnutrition among mothers and children in Nepal: evidence from 2016 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey |
Dev Ram Sunuwar |
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Nutritional Status and Dietary Practices of Elderly People Living in Community Dwelling and Old Age Home in Tanahun |
Dijson Dhakal |
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IYCF Practices and Nutritional Status of Chepang Children in Nepal |
Jeeban Ghimire |
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Data visualization tools for nutrition: Supporting decision-makers globally and in India |
Manita Jangid |
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Preparation and Quality Evaluation of Buckwheat incorporated Sel-rotias Fermented Cultural Food |
Poonam Gupta |
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Cropping diversity and diversity of food of women influences the child malnutrition on flood affected region of Siraha district, Nepal |
Santosh Marahatta |
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Economics of Production and Marketing of Cauliflower in Rautahat, Nepal |
Seema Karki |
Theme |
Title |
Speaker |
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Welcome to the 7th Scientific Symposium |
Ramesh Kant Adhikari | Video | |
Opening Session |
Welcome to the 7th Scientific Symposium |
Andrew Thorne-Lyman |
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Opening Remarks | Adriana Hayes | Video | |
Inaugural Address | Dil Bahadur Gurung | Video | |
Keynote Addresses |
Agricultural Strategies for Improving Dietary Quality |
Howarth Bouis |
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Resilient Food Systems: Shielding from Climate Change, Commerce and Conflict |
Srinath Reddy |
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Highlights: Multisectoral Nutrition Plan |
Kiran Rupakhetee |
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Agriculture to Nutrition Pathways |
Livestock Products and Household Food Insecurity in Nigeria |
Yusuf Adekunle |
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Soils and South Asian Stunting: Low soil zinc availability drives child stunting in Nepal |
Leah Bevis |
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Pathways between agriculture and nutrition: An evidence and gap map of research tools, metrics and methods |
Thalia Sparling |
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Agriculture, food security, and nutrition: a causal mediation analysis of a multi-sectoral intervention |
Kenda Cunningham |
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Public Private Partnerships to Ensure Nutritious Foods in Nepal’s Food Environment: Panel Discussion | Atul Upadhyay | Video | |
Understanding Resilience |
Perspectives on Resilience |
Nancy Mock |
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A novel method to measure resilience in nutrition: an application to diets of rural women and children in Nepal and Bangladesh |
Gerald Shively |
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Socioecological system approach for resilience building |
Erica Udas |
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Value Chain Development of Traditional Crops for Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture : Experiences from the Nepal Mountains |
Devendra Gauchan |
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Assessment of Linkage Between Value Chain of Large Cardamom (Amomum subulatum, Roxburg) and Food and Nutritional Security in Bhojpur, Nepal |
Arati Joshi |
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Multisectoral Programming |
A common approach to the measurement of costs and benefits of multi-sector nutrition programs: preliminary evidence from Nepal |
KC Sagun |
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Assessing municipal resource allocation and utilization for nutrition |
Shraddha Manandhar |
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Agricultural group participation: Associations with modern farming practices and dietary diversity |
Sumanta Neupane |
Theme |
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Speaker |
Format |
Keynote address |
Impact of connectivity on Nepali foods, food habit and nutrition |
Ganga Kharel |
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Study findings from the Nutrition Innovation Lab |
Serum aflatoxin B1-lysine adduct concentrations are associated with both length and length for age Z-score at 2 years |
Shibani Ghosh |
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A New Approach to Measuring Population-level Linear Growth Faltering in Pre-School Aged Children | Swetha Manohar | Video | |
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Measuring Governance in Nutrition: Can it help explain progress or stalemate? |
Patrick Webb |
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Contextual Factors I: Gender-Related Influences on Nutrition |
Gendered Patterns of Work Intensity in Rural Nepal and India |
Giacomo Zanello |
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Revisiting the empowerment process: linkages between gender equity and nutrition in rural India |
Emily Fivian |
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Contextualising Adolescent Girls’ Nutrition in the Plains of Nepal | Joanna Morrison | ||
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Understanding How Domains of Empowerment Affect ASF Consumption Across Three African Countries |
Olga Munoz |
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Understanding and Enhancing the Links between Agriculture, Nutrition and Resilience: Panel Discussion | Understanding and Enhancing the Links between Agriculture, Nutrition and Resilience: Panel Discussion |
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Resilience in Anukulan Agriculutre and Marketing Interventions | Corey O'Hara | Video | |
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Experience from Koshi, Kamala and Narayani river basins |
Kiran Ojha |
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Contextual factors II: Sociocultural factors influencing dietary consumption and growth |
Dietary Diversity and its Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Baglung Municipality, Baglung |
Vintuna Shrestha |
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Socio Economic and Cultural Factors Influence Egg Consumption Practice among 6-23 Months Children in Nepal |
Femila Sapkota |
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Acceptability and utilization of fortified balanced energy protein supplements among pregnant women in rural Nepal |
Tsering Lama |
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The impact of paternal labour migration on the left behind child’s growth evidence from a birth cohort in Dhanusha district, Nepal |
Naomi Saville |
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Risk Factors for the Triple Burden of Malnutrition |
Aflatoxin exposure and dietary determinants in children living in Banke, Nepal |
Ashish Lamichhane |
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Anemia among Preschool-aged Children in Nepal: Variations in National Prevalence and Strength of Associated Risk Factors from 2013 to 2016 |
Monica Pasqualino |
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Dietary diversity and wasting among children aged 06-23 months and its’ associated factors in Dalit and Non Dalit: A cross sectional comparative study of Dhanusha district, Nepal |
Anil Kumar Sah |
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Vote of Thanks |
Patrick Webb Swetha Manohar |
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