Looking Beyond a Decade of Accomplishments in Nutrition:
NIL Legacy Event
Fully Virtual | September 16-17th, 2021 | 8:00 am-2:00 pm ET
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition has spent a decade pursuing rigorous research while also building human and institutional capacity that supports USAID programming as well as analysis and policy formulation in host countries in Africa and Asia, including Nepal, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, and Bangladesh, Jordan, Tanzania, Timor Leste, Ghana, and Ethiopia. This two-day event, Looking Beyond A Decade of Accomplishments in Nutrition, brought together development professionals, donors, thought leaders, and other stakeholders to digest and discuss accomplishments of the Nutrition Innovation Lab, highlighting opportunities and implications for ongoing and future programming and policies supporting agriculture, poverty reduction, resilience, and nutrition. The focus was on the research agenda supported by USAID, and also embraced implications for future evidence needs as the world seeks to sustainably transform global food systems. The agenda featured a nexus of Nutrition Innovation Lab collaborators and country experts, as well as professionals from the US government and beyond.
Program Agenda
Presentation slides and recordings are available by session below
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Day 1 | September 16th, 2021 All times in US Eastern |
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8:00 – 8:15 am
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Welcome Remarks |
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Patrick Webb, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition Dariush Mozaffarian, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University Megan Rhodes, USAID
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8:15 – 8:35 am |
Keynote Address |
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Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, WorldFish
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Video Recording |
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8:35 – 9:00 am |
Back to the Future: Lessons From a Decade of the Nutrition Innovation Lab | |
Patrick Webb, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition |
Presentation slides [pdf] |
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9:00 -10:10 am |
Agriculture and Nutrition Linkages: Agriculture, Diet Quality, Climate Change and Child Growth | |
Wafaie Fawzi, Harvard University Andrew Thorne-Lyman, Johns Hopkins University Gerald Shively, Purdue University William Masters, Tufts University Isabel Madzorera, Harvard University |
Presentation slides [pdf] |
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10:10 – 10:20 am |
Video Testimonials: Highlights from Nutrition Innovation Lab in Uganda
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Video Recording |
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10:20 – 11:20 am |
Agriculture and Nutrition Linkages: Implications for Multisectoral Programming | |
Beatrice Rogers, Tufts University Neena Joshi , Heifer International Nepal Nassul Kabunga, Tufts University Sonia Zaharia, Tufts University
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Presentation slides [pdf] |
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11:20 – 11:50 am |
Building Sustainable Human Capacity in Asia and Africa: Highlights from the Bangalore- Boston Nutrition Collaborative | |
Rebecca Kuriyan Raj, St. John’s Research Institute, India |
Presentation slides [pdf]
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11:50 – 12:30 pm |
Generating Sustainable Human and Institutional Capacity in Uganda |
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Eunice Bonsi, Tuskegee University Bernard Bashashaa, Makerere University, Uganda Edgar Agaba, Tufts University Margaret Kabahenda, Makerere University, Uganda
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Presentation slides [pdf] |
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12:30 – 1:30 pm |
Effective Multi-sectoral Governance for Nutrition Policies and Programs |
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Shibani Ghosh, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition Eileen Kennedy, Tufts University Rolf Klemm, Helen Keller International Patrick Webb, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition
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Presentation slides [pdf] |
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1:30 – 1:40 pm |
Closing Thoughts |
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Kelley Cormier, USAID
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Video Recording |
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Day 2 | September 17th, 2021 All times in US Eastern
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8:00 – 8:10 am |
Welcome Remarks | |
Shibani Ghosh, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition
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Video Recording |
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8:10 – 8: 20 am |
Video Testimonials: Highlights from Nutrition Innovation Lab in Nepal
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Video Recording |
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8:20 – 9:00 am |
Generating Sustainable Human and Institutional Capacity in Nepal
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Keith West Jr., Johns Hopkins University Swetha Manohar, Johns Hopkins University Kedar Baral, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Nepal Ram Shrestha, CAFODAT, Nepal
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Presentation slides [pdf] |
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9:00 -10:10 am |
Emerging Evidence on Health and Food Safety, and Effects on the Growth and Development of Infants and Young Children |
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Christopher Duggan, Boston Children Hospital Akriti Singh, Tufts University Jacqueline Lauer, Boston University Johanna Andrews-Trevino, USAID Saiful Islam, Bangladesh Agricultural University
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Presentation slides [pdf] |
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10:10 – 11: 20 am |
Innovative Methods and Metrics for Nutrition Research and Programming |
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Richard Deckelbaum, Columbia University Giacomo Zanello, University of Reading, United Kingdom William Masters, Tufts University Saurabh Mehta, Cornell University
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Presentation slides- Zanello and Masters [pdf]Presentation slides- Mehta [pdf] |
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11:20 – 11:30 am |
Video Testimonials - Highlights from Nutrition Innovation Lab in Malawi |
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Video Recording |
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11:30 – 12:10pm |
Generating Sustainable Human and Institutional Capacity in Malawi |
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Elizabeth Marino-Costello, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition Sanele Nkomani, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition Bernadette Chimera-Khombe, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Malawi Alexander Kalimbira, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Malawi
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Presentation slides [pdf] |
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12:10 – 1:45 pm |
Virtual Panel Discussion- NIL 10-Year Legacy: Looking Beyond a Decade of Accomplishments in Nutrition | |
Senator Ed Markey, United States Senate Representative Jim McGovern, United States House of Representatives Aysha House, Millennium Challenge Corporation Robert Bertram, USAID Shawn Baker, USAID Patrick Webb, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition Shibani Ghosh, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition Kiran Rupakhetee, National Planning Commission, Government of Nepal
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Video Recording |
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1:45 – 1:55 pm |
Concluding Remarks |
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Ahmed Kablan, USAID |
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1:55 – 2:00 pm |
Vote of Thanks | |
Patrick Webb, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition, Tufts University |
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