NOVEMBER 2, 2023: SESSIONS

Time: 08:00-09:30 (Nepal Time) | Venue: Nepa Dhuku Ballroom

Learning Lab 2a: Evaluating Nutrition Programs at Scale: What Works?

Host: Helen Keller International
Level: Intermediate
No. of participants: 20-25 in-person registered participants
Expected attendees: Mid-career M&E professionals working in the development sector, program managers and early career researchers.
Mode: In-person only

Time: 08:00-09:30 (Nepal Time) | Venue: Begnas Hall

Learning Lab 2b: Field perspective on semi-qualitative data collection

Host: Valley Research Group, Kathmandu & Food Systems for Nutrition Innovation Lab
Level: Basic to Intermediate
No. of participants: 25-30 in-person registered participants
Expected attendees: Graduate students, young researchers, and research managers interested or early career professionals in research and data collection in Nepal and elsewhere.
Mode: In-person only

Time: 09:30-11:00 (NEPAL TIME) | Venue: Nepa Dhuku Ballroom

THEMATIC SESSION 3a: SOCIAL PROTECTION: LESSONS FROM NUTRITION

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82106945670

Opening remarks by Chair

Effectiveness of unconditional cash transfers combined with lipid-based nutrient supplement and/or behavior change communication to prevent stunting among children in Pakistan: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Sajid Soofi, Professor, Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, and CoEWCH

Nutrition benefits of the world’s largest perinatal cash transfer program: India’s Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana

Soumyajit Ray, Research Analyst, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), New Delhi

Unveiling the Impact of Wage Compensation Scheme on Healthcare Utilization among Pregnant Women in the Tea Garden Areas of Assam

Pallabi Gogoi, Ph.D. research scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University

The Khaddo Bandhob Karmasuchi (Food Friendly Program) in Bangladesh

Mohammad Monirul Hasan, Country Advisor: Social Protection, Environment and Foresight for Food Systems, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

An index to select beneficiary households for interventions to alleviate food insecurity

Niluka Kuruppuarachchi, MPhil Candidate, Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya

Social Protection for Catalising Maternal and Child Nutrition – Learnings from Rajasthan, India

Divya Santhanam, Deputy Team Leader – RajPusht, IPE Global

Q&A

Rapid fire poster presentations

Closing remarks by Chair

Time: 09:30-11:00 (NEPAL TIME) | Venue: Begnas Hall

THEMATIC SESSION 3b: WHY WE EAT WHAT WE EAT

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89505719214

Opening remarks by Chair

Naomi Saville, Principal Research Associate, University College London Institute for Global Health

A qualitative study exploring healthy eating among adolescents in Bangladesh

Nandeeta Samad, PhD Candidate, King’s College London, United Kingdom

The Impact of Food Inflation on the Affordability of a Nutritious Diet in Sri Lanka – Cost of Diet Analysis

Samantha NPG, Senior Researcher, Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian research and Training Institute

Ensuring Economic Access to Nutritious Diets During the Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka: A COtD Simulation

Dilini Perera, Research Officer, Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Food Price Inflation in Bangladesh: Can Minimum Wage Workers Survive?

Syed Yusuf Saadat, Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)

Using Digital Solutions to Monitor Iodized Salt Coverage to Ensure its Availability in Andhra Pradesh, India

Ranjan Kumar Jha, Senior Program Officer – USI and Fortification, Nutrition International

Is social and behaviour change communication sufficient? Reasons for low intake of recommended foods among pregnant and lactating women in rural Bangladesh: an anthropological exploration

Fahmida Akter, Senior Research Fellow, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Q&A

Rapid fire poster presentations

Closing remarks by Chair

Time: 11:30-13:00 | Venue: Nepa Dhuku Ballroom

THEMATIC SESSION 4a: FOOD SYSTEMS AND FOOD SECURITY

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82106945670

Opening remarks by co-chairs

Ram Shrestha, Chief (Joint Secretary), Centre for Crop Development and Agro-biodiversity Conservation, Department of Agriculture, Nepal

Avinash Kishore, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute

Time-space compression, drives rural-urban diet convergence in Bangladesh

Liz Ignowski, Postdoctoral Fellow, WorldFish

The Potential of Food-Based Safety Net Programs for Achieving Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security: Insights from India

SK Md. Abul Basar, Assistant Professor in Economics, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University

Augmenting dietary diversity through Nutrition Sensitive Integrated Farming Systems (NSIFS) in Bihar

Priyanka Saha, Programme and knowledge management consultant, ROSHNI-Centre of Women Collectives led Social Action

Water insecurity potentially undermines dietary diversity of children aged 6–23 months: Evidence from India

Neetu Choudhary, Adjunct Faculty, Arizona State University

Does market access override the effect of farm categories on nutritional composition of farmer diets? Insights from a Bangladesh dataset

Sreejith Aravindakshan, Scientist – Adoption, Scaling, and Innovation Systems, CIMMYT

Determinants of household food insecurity and its implications on equitable nutrition in rural Bangladesh: Findings from a nationally representative survey

Mir Raihanul Islam, Research Analyst II, International Food Policy Research Institute

Q&A

Rapid fire poster presentations

Closing remarks by co-chairs

Time: 11:30-13:00 | Venue: Begnas Hall

THEMATIC SESSION 4b: SOCIAL DETERMINANTS AND HOUSEHOLD DYNAMICS

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89505719214

Opening remarks by Chair

Kristine Garn, Deputy Chief of Party, Suaahara Good Nutrition Program, Helen Keller International

Improving Dietary Practices among Young Children Through Male Engagement: Lessons from Bihar

Neelmani Singh, Nutrition Specialist, Project Concern International, India

Effects of an alcohol ban on frequent alcohol intake, weight, blood pressure, diabetes, and domestic violence in India: a difference-in-difference approach

Anita Christopher, Research Analyst, International Food Policy Research Institute

Teenage marriage and birth predict anemia, learning skills, and depression among adolescent girls in India

Anjali Pant, Senior Research Analyst, International Food Policy Research Institute

Dynamics of living with your in-laws: Exploring the influence of mothers-in-law on task allocation within household food environments in South Asia

Sharvari Patwardhan, Research Analyst, International Food Policy Research Institute

The Empowerment Puzzle: Unmasking the Role of Women’s Empowerment in Addressing Undernutrition in India

Saif Nihal, Ph.D. Scholar, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai

Mother’s Labor Force Participation and Child Nutritional Outcome

Supriya Joshi, Ph.D. Candidate, Pennsylvania State University

Q&A

Rapid fire poster presentations

Closing remarks by Chair

Time: 14:00-15:30 | Venue: Nepa Dhuku Ballroom

THEMATIC SESSION 5a: WHERE WE LIVE AND WHAT WE EAT

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82106945670

Opening remarks by Chair

Bendula Wismen, Project Manager, WorldFish/CGIAR Nutrition Platform

Temperature and children’s dietary diversity: Evidence from India

Pallavi Rajkhowa, Associate Research Fellow, Tata Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition

Spatial dynamics of the double burden of malnutrition in the Indian rural-urban interface

Anjali Purushotham, Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Sustainable Food, Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, UK

Convenience in accepting inconveniences: Analysing performance stagnation of an Urban slum based Nutrition and Health Programme

Pawankumar Patil, Director – Technical & Research, Action Against Hunger India

Experience of acute food shortage in a slum community of Delhi: action areas and way forward

Monica Sharma, Scientist-B (Non-Medical), ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata

What is the contribution of insect-pollinated foods to diets in the Karnali province mountains of Nepal and how might diets be affected if climate change reduces pollination?

Naomi Saville, Principal Research Associate, University College London Institute for Global Health

Q&A

Rapid fire poster presentations

Closing remarks by Chair

Time: 14:00-15:30 | Venue: Begnas Hall

THEMATIC SESSION 5b: IDENTIFYING AND REDUCING INEQUITIES FOR BETTER NUTRITION IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89505719214

Opening remarks by Chair

Vani Sethi, Regional Nutrition Specialist, UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA)

Evaluation of feeding practices and nutritional well-being among under-five children within the BRAC Health program region

Saira Parveen Jolly, Senior Research Fellow, BRAC University

Impact of district-level support on child growth: Evidence from a large-scale government-development agency collaboration

Soyra Gune, Research Analyst, International Food Policy Research Institute

The Power and Pitfalls of Asset-Based Wealth Indices: Applications for Health and Social Sciences

Rati Kapoor, Data Manager, International Food Policy Research Institute

Trend in micronutrient adequacy among adolescent girls and women of reproductive age in Bangladesh: findings from a nationally representative rural household survey – 2011 and 2018

Masum Ali, Research Analyst II, Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Child growth capabilities are multidimensional: A participatory approach in Haor areas of Bangladesh

Barnali Chakraborty, Associate Scientist, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University

Exploring the barriers and facilitators to the effectiveness of nutrition and health education (NHE) in reducing malnutrition among children below 5-years in India

Saroj LNU, MSc Candidate (Global Public Health and Policy), Queen Mary University of London

Q&A

Rapid fire poster presentations

Closing remarks by Chair