DELIVERING FOR NUTRITION IN SOUTH ASIA: POSTER PRESENTATION

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• THEMATIC SESSION 1A: AGRICULTURE SOLUTIONS FOR BETTER NUTRITION
• THEMATIC SESSION 1B: HEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING
• THEMATIC SESSION 2A: RETHNKING FOOD ENVIRONMENTS
• THEMATIC SESSION 2B: BEHAVIOR CHANGE INTERVENTIONS FOR BETTER DIETS
• THEMATIC SESSION 3A: SOCIAL PROTECTION: LESSONS FROM NUTRITION
• THEMATIC SESSION 3B: WHY WE EAT WHAT WE EAT
• THEMATIC SESSION 4A: FOOD SYSTEMS AND FOOD SECURITY
• THEMATIC SESSION 4B: SOCIAL DETERMINANTS AND HOUSEHOLD DYNAMICS
• THEMATIC SESSION 5A: WHERE WE LIVE AND WHAT WE EAT
• THEMATIC SESSION 5B: IDENTIFYING AND EDUCING INEQUITIES FOR BETTER NUTRITION IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN

THEMATIC SESSION 1A: AGRICULTURE SOLUTIONS FOR BETTER NUTRITION 

TIME: 13:30-15:00 (NEPAL TIME) | VENUE: NEPA DHUKU BALLROOM

First year results from the diversified cropping pattern platform trial hosted by BWMRI in Dinajpur, Bangladesh 

Mohammad Washiq Faisal, Research Associate, CIMMYT – CGIAR 

Catalysing Scaling for Biofortified Crops in Asia 

Suyashi Purwar, Program Manager, HarvestPlus/International Food Policy Research Institute 

Biofortified Rice- Delivering Zinc Nutrition In Bangladesh 

Md Mozibar Rahman, Coordinator- Seed Systems And Marketing, IFPRI 

Improving dietary diversity among women of reproductive age group (15-49 Years) through promoting kitchen gardening and health education  

Priyanshu Rastogi, Senior Program Manager, MAMTA 

Effect of various processing techniques on nutritional, biological, techno functional, structural and molecular interactions of finger millet (Eleusine coracana) 

Shelvina Fonseka, Student, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka 

Promoting Nutrition Sensitive Sustainable Integrated Farming Systems through Farmer Managed Model Farms 

Deependra Chaudhari, Partner Advisor, Welthungerhilfe 

Process Evaluation of “Aquaculture: increasing income, diversifying diets, and empowering women in Bangladesh (IDEA)  

Rohan Shah, Evaluation Specialist, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation 

Technology and Circular Economy-Based Data-Driven Integrated Solution Platform for Agricultural Supply Chain and Commodity Trading

Sayed Zubaer Hasan, Founder & CEO, Krishi Shwapno 

Effects of Dried Fish Powder on Nutritional Outcomes in Adolescent Females in Bangladesh: A Randomized Controlled Trial  

Abdullah-Al Mamun, Professor, Noakhali Science and Technology University 

Mainstreaming Native Crops and Varieties for Nutritional and Livelihood Security: Insights Through Nutrition Profiling  

Jai Chand Rana, Country Representative, Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT 

Inclusion Of Women In Biofortified Zinc Wheat Related Businesses Can Scale Up Production And Consumption: A Gender Lens Into Biofortification Programming  

Annette M Nyangaresi, Technical Specialist, Knowledge Leadership Large Scale Food Fortification and Biofortification Research, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition 

Relationship between Crop Production Diversity and Child Nutrition Status in India: A Panel Data Analysis 2016-2021  

Sripriya Reddy Medipally, PhD Student, Jawaharlal Nehru University 

THEMATIC SESSION 1B: HEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING 

TIME: 13:30-15:00 (NEPAL TIME) | VENUE: BEGNAS HALL

Combating Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) through community approach with focused nutrition agenda 

Md. Ashraf Parwez, State Program Manager – Health & Nutrition, Project Concern International – India 

Strengthening Nutrition Interventions in ANC: The Experience from West Bengal, India  

Sreeparna Ghosh Mukherjee, Senior Programme Manager, Child In Need Institute 

A study to assess the prevalence of gestational hypertension and determine the effect of calcium intake on blood pressure during pregnancy (>20 weeks of gestation) in Delhi 

Megha Suresh, Scientist-B (non-medical), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Disparities in SAM case admission and annual case burden: Evidence from Nepal 

Raj Mandal, Sr Project Manager, Helen Keller International 

Community-based management for SAM children in MP: Insight/reflection from the field 

Prerna Gopal, Chief of Staff to the CEO, The Antara Foundation 

Digital Nutrition Solution  

Shayoni Mazumdar, Director – Strategy & Operations, Dimagi Software Innovations Private Limited 

THEMATIC SESSION 2A: RETHNKING FOOD ENVIRONMENTS 

TIME: 15:30-17:00 (NEPAL TIME) | VENUE: NEPA DHUKU BALLROOM

Evaluating the Rural Food Environment to Promote Sustainable and Nutritious Diets in India: Methodological Insights  

Shalander Kumar, Deputy Global Research Program Director: Enabling Systems Transformation, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics 

Design and Development of a Food Composition Database for use in an AI-based Mobile Phone App Prototype to Track Diets among Adolescents in Sri Lanka  

Sitisekara Mudiyanselage Hasara Dilrangi Sitisekara, Postgraduate student, Department of Applied Nutrition, Faculty of Livestock Fisheries & Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka 

Strengthening Food Safety Practices in Street Food Culture of Punjab and Evaluating the Effectiveness of Training Initiatives 

Rachana Srivastava, Scientist, PGIMER, Chandigarh 

Assessment of Nutritional Status, Screen time and pattern of Junk food consumption from 6 months to 5 years in Urban slums of Mumbai 

Lavina Fernandes, Consultant Nutrition, SNEHA NGO 

Extent and Nature of Unhealthy Food Advertisements To Children on Indian Television  

Naveen Kumar, Assistant Professor, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur – 303002, Rajasthan (India) 

Nutritional Profiling of selected cereals, legumes, tubers, fruits, and vegetables for food-based intervention to address malnutrition in Nepal  

Pravin Ojha, Scientist (S-2), National Food Research Centre, Nepal Agricultural Research Council 

Urban Canteens, the Supply Ship of Food and Nutrition Security in Telangana and Karnataka: An Exploration 

Gummadi Sridevi, Professor, University of Hyderabad 

Development of a Photographic Food Atlas as a Portion Estimate Tool for Adolescents in Sri Lanka  

Nilmini Karunarathna, Doctoral student, Department of Applied Nutrition, Faculty of Livestock Fisheries & Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka 

Teachers’ Perspectives in Establishing Sound School Food Literacy Education and School Food Environment: A Qualitative Study  

Poornima Rathnayake, Research Assistant/PhD candidate, Department of Applied Nutrition, Faculty of Livestock, Fisheries & Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka 

THEMATIC SESSION 2B: BEHAVIOR CHANGE INTERVENTIONS FOR BETTER DIETS 

TIME: 15:30-17:00 (NEPAL TIME) | VENUE: BEGNAS HALL

Elevating self-reflection and food choice intention toward SMART eating using a newly upgraded smartphone application  

Parami Weerasinghe, Student, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka 

Mother & Child Health and Nutrition: Nourishing Lives, Preventing Malnutrition  

Uttam Acharya, Nutrition Officer, World Food Programme 

Moving towards Nutrition Security: by adapting participatory learning method 

Pratigya Kattel, Project Coordinator, WeltHungerHilfe 

Mothers of Young Children in Nepal Prefer Poshan Nanglo (Nutrition Tray) for Nutrition Social Behaviour Change Communication  

Sophiya Uprety, Public Health Nutritionist, Independent 

Effectiveness of a community-based intervention to improve anemia-related knowledge and practices among women and girls from an aspirational district of India  

Priyanshu Rastogi, Senior Program Manager, MAMTA Health Institute for Mother and Child 

Nutrition and care practice field school – A multidisciplinary approach to enhance nutrition and health security in targeted marginal communities  

Bishnu Dhakal, Senior Programmer Officer, Local Initiatives for Biodiversity Research and Development (LI-BIRD) 

Healthy Start: A Multi-Faceted Approach to Enhance Children’s Health and Nutrition in Childcare Settings

Farha Syed, Aga Khan University  

Mainstreaming Equity and Inclusion in Interventions Addressing Hunger and Malnutrition through Participatory Learning and Action: The Case of the Nourish North Initiative 

Shribavan Kanesamoorthy, Managing Director, SUVADI 

Provision of fortified blended foods supplements combined with social, and behavior change interventions improves dietary diversity among pregnant and breast-feeding women in Shuhada and Shari Buzurg districts  

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Improving uptake of Ante and Postnatal care in low resource settings through Provision of fortified blended foods supplements combined with social and behavior change communication interventions Shuhada and Shari Buzurg districts

Cyprian Ouma, Nutrition Officer, UN World Food Programme 

THEMATIC SESSION 3A: SOCIAL PROTECTION: LESSONS FROM NUTRITION 

TIME: 09:30-11:00 (NEPAL TIME) | VENUE: NEPA DHUKU BALLROOM

Reducing malnutrition prevalence in children through mixed modalities of Specialized nutritious foods and behavior change interventions in Shuhada and Shari Buzurg districts of Badakhshan Province  

Cyprian Ouma, Nutrition Officer, World Food Programme 

Improving social protection programmes to support mothers and young children’s diets in Bangladesh 

Manaan Mumma, Head of Nutrition, United Nation World Food Programme 

Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices among Mothers in selected BRAC intervention areas of Bangladesh: An exploratory qualitative study  

Atiya Rahman, Assistant Scientist, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University 

Overcoming a pandemic: putting adolescent anaemia management back on track in urban slums in the Mumbai Metropolitan region in Maharashtra, India

Rama Shyam, Director, Society for Nutrition Education and Health Action

Interventions targeting to reduce inequities: Gaps in breastfeeding and complementary feeding by sub-population closed in Suaahara II areas in Nepal  

Ramesh Adhikari, Sr. Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Manager, Suaahara II, Helen Keller International 

Capturing the perceived outcomes of a competency training program of ICDS staff working in informal settlements of Mumbai: A qualitative study 

Rama Sridhar, Research Consultant, SNEHA, Society for Nutrition, Education & Health Action 

Policy Analysis of Irrigation Subsidies in Nepal for identifying its accessibility, equitability, and scalability 

Menuka Karki, Research Consultant, International Water Management Institute 

Prioritizing the Nutrition Security of the Vulnerable Population: Social & Behaviour Change Communication Campaign on Fortified Rice in India 

Manisha Kaushik, Programme Policy Officer (Social & Behaviour Change Communication), United Nations World Food Programme 

Media Monitoring on Coverage of Health and Nutrition Issues by Nepali Media from Magh to Chaitra 2079 

Nabaraj Khanal, President, Community Innovation Organization 

SNEH (Skilling, Nutrition, Education, and Health): An Integrated Post-COVID Program for Eliminating  Nutritional Deficits and Enhancing Learning Opportunities for Children 

Komal Rathi, Public Health Nutritionist, American India Foundation 

Impact Evaluation of the Nepal FbF (Forecast Based Financing) 

Odbayar Batmunkh IE Field Coordinator, World Bank 

THEMATIC SESSION 3B: WHY WE EAT WHAT WE EAT 

TIME: 09:30-11:00 (NEPAL TIME) | VENUE: BEGNAS HALL

Are healthy foods expensive – Perception of women living in different areas of Delhi 

Barkha Sachdeva, PhD Scholar, Institute of Home Economics 

Understanding positive and negative deviants and its determinants in relation to nutrition care practices in Dhading, Nepal  

Chetan Bhattarai, Nutrition & WASH Officer, Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD) 

Understanding drivers of millet consumption among urban populations in Delhi, India  

Charvi Kapoor, PhD Scholar, TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS) 

Analysis enabling environment in addressing factors influencing diet quality of adolescent girls to break intergenerational cycle of malnutrition in Tamil Nadu, India  

Jeya Rani A., Research Assistant, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation 

Supporting Cost Effective Implementation of Large-Scale Wheat Flour Fortification Program in Pakistan 

Irfan Ullah, Deputy Country Director, Nutrition International 

Inadequacy of dietary intake among mothers and children aged 6-23 months in Estate sector, Sri Lanka 

Thakshila Adikari, Senior Lecturer (Grade I), Wayamba University of Sri Lanka 

Parental nutrition literacy, perceptions, and dietary practices as predictors of children’s food consumption patterns in low and high-income households  

Panchali Moitra, Assistant Professor, Department of Postgraduate Programs & Research, Sir Vithaldas Thackersey College of Home Science (Autonomous), SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai 

Culture and Nutrition: A Qualitative Exploration of Food Intake Behavior among Lactating Women in a Tea Garden Community, Bangladesh 

Pranto Paul, Project Communication Officer, Light to Life 

Ethnography study to understand secondary level barriers in improving dietary practices among young children aged 6-23 months  

Putul Thakur, State Manager-MLE, Project Concern International, India 

Traditional crops are vital in ensuring food and nutritional security 

Suraj Das, Assistant Professor, Amity University, Noida, India 

To Identify the Effect of Nutrition Education Program (NEP) on the Knowledge of college-going Adolescent girls residing in Mumbai City 

Sonu Mishra, Assistant Professor, Dr. BMN College Home Science 

Digitization of Quality Assurance and Quality Control Processes Through iCheck Chroma 3 and iCheck Connect for Edible Oil Fortification in Pakistan 

Mueen Qureshi, Provincial Program Manager – Edible Oil Fortification, Nutrition International-Pakistan 

THEMATIC SESSION 4A: FOOD SYSTEMS AND FOOD SECURITY

TIME: 11:30-13:00 | VENUE: NEPA DHUKU BALLROOM

 

Improving Food Security For The Marginalized In South Asia 

Muhammad Darjat, Chief Executive Officer, Arcasia Services 

Impact of diversity nutrition gardening in lease land combined with community sessions on positive nutrition behavior on nutritional outcome among landless Musahar communities in eastern Terai 

Jib Nath Sharma, Senior Manager: Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security and Resilient livelihoods, CARE Nepal 

Building of Community-based, Resilient, and Sustainable Food Security Model: An Experiment from Madhya Pradesh, India 

Ashwini Sopanrao Jadhav, Associate Coordinator Vikas Samvad Samiti, Madhya Pradesh, India 

Nutrition Smart CommUNITY – A Multisector Approach to Address Malnutrition in Maharashtra 

Sweta Banerjee, Nutrition Specialist, Welthungerhilfe 

Mapping South Asian regional functional agrobiodiversity to sustainably improve production, food, and nutrition outcomes 

Mustafa Kamal, GIS and Remote Sensing Specialist, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) 

Navigating the Triple Burden: Bridging Agricultural Gaps for Enhanced Nutrition in Sri Lanka 

Roshan Delabandara, Nutritionist, Nutrition Society of Sri Lanka 

Exploring Food Insecurity in Sri Lanka: A Quantitative Analysis 

Imesha Waidyarathne, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 

Empirical Assessment on HH Electricity Expenditure as a Proxy for Poverty Measurement in Sri Lanka 

Nulakshi Dissanayake, Research Assistant, Centre for Poverty Analysis 

Socio-demographic correlates of moderate to severe food insecurity in rural, non-slum urban and slum areas of Bangladesh: evidence from a nationally representative survey 

Fahmida Akter, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Non-communicable Diseases and Nutrition, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh 

Contrasting Nutritional Landscapes: An Analysis of Divergent Malnutrition Metrics Between NFHS Data and Localized Studies in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India 

Namita Das, PhD Research Scholar, Department of Nutrition, Natural Science Research Center at Belda College, Vidyasagar University, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal 721424  

THEMATIC SESSION 4B: SOCIAL DETERMINANTS AND HOUSEHOLD DYNAMICS 

TIME: 11:30-13:00 | VENUE: BEGNAS HALL

Designing Nutrition Education Intervention for Strengthening the Components of Home Based Care for Young Child (HBYC) Program in Districts of Delhi

Vishal Mishra, PhD Research Scholar, Indira Gandhi National Open University; Discipline of Nutritional Sciences 

Taking action to close the gender nutrition gap: program experience launch a global action agenda for women’s and girls’ nutrition and its contextualization in India  

Sebanti Ghosh, Senior Regional Advisor, Alive & Thrive

Food and nutrition disparity among ethnic minorities: A case of Nepal 

Binod Khanal, Postdoctoral Researcher, Texas A&M AgriLife Research 

Complementary Feeding in India: Evidence from NFHS-5 & 4 

Muskan Aggarwal, Student, London School of Economics and Political Science 

Addressing Behavioral Barriers Towards IYCF Through Usage of Food Journal  

Sayan Kundu, Behavioral Economist, World Bank 

Dietary Diversity and Associated Risk Factors among Children Aged 6-24 Months in India 

Jyoti Vijay, Assistant Professor, Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), Bangalore 

Assessing the Prevalence of Overweight and Obese Adolescents in Tarkeshwor Municipality: An In-Depth Examination of Dietary, Behavioral, and Psychological Patterns – A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study 

Anjila Pandey, Research Assistant, Consultant (Master Facilitator), Social Changemakers and Innovators 

Male Partner Involvement in Antenatal Care: A Crucial Step towards Improved Maternal Health in India  

Amit Banerjee, Ph.D. Research Scholar, The University of Burdwan 

Socio-Behavioural and Normative Factors Contributing to the Prevalence of Undernutrition, Among Children Under Two Years and Women of Childbearing Age: A Formative Research in Nepal 

Garima Uprety, Programme Associate (SBCC), World Food Programme 

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

TIME: 14:00-15:30 | VENUE: NEPA DHUKU BALLROOM

Nutritional status in Mountain Villages of Gilgit-Balistan (GB), Pakistan 

Razia Latif, Lecturer, Scholar, Karakorum International University, Gilgit Baltistan-Pakistan

Food and nutrition security of forest-proximate communities: A case study from Odisha, India 

Amrutha Jose Pampackal, PhD Candidate, Cornell University 

Acceptability and Use of Locally Available Food (LAF) and/or Microbiota Directed Supplementary Food (MDSF) Complementary Feeding Among Children Aged 6-24 Months in Low-Income Communities of Karachi, Pakistan 

Sabeen Siddiqui, research coordinator, The Aga Khan University Hospital 

Assessment of Dietary Sustainability and its Relation with the Knowledge and Nutritional Status of College-Going Students in Urban Delhi  

Naina Gandhi, Completed MSc. in Food and Nutrition, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi 

Complementary feeding practices among children aged 6-23 months in different socioeconomic settings of Delhi, India, using updated WHO 2021 IYCF indicators 

Komal Rathi, Ph.D Scholar, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi 

Food Habits and Non-Communicable Disease Patterns in the North Eastern Population of India 

Mrinmoy Pratim Bharadwaz, Senior Associate, Axtria Pvt Ltd. India 

Infant and young child feeding practices and factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding in ultra-poor slum population of Bangladesh 

Munia Afroz, Research Associate, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh 

The Development and Validation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire to assess the dietary intake of Vitamin D among the University Students of Karachi, Pakistan 

Zainab Bohra, former postgraduate student, School of Public Health, Dow University of Health Sciences 

Impacts of Climate Change on Food Habits in the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh 

Md. Bakebillah, Master (fellow) at Climate Change and Sustainable Development Program and Assistant Professor of Folklore, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand and Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Bangladesh 

Understanding the Infant and Young Child feeding practices (IYCF) among mothers with children under 2 years in an urban informal settlement in Mumbai 

Sanika Ratnakar Kulkarni, M&E Program Coordinator, Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action 

Dietary diversity among pregnant and lactating women living in an urban informal settlement of Mumbai: a cross sectional study 

Sanika Ratnakar Kulkarni, M&E program coordinator, Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action 

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

TIME: 14:00-15:30 | VENUE: BEGNAS HALL

Validation of MUAC cut-offs of WHO for diagnosis of acute malnutrition among children under 5 years in Karachi, Pakistan 

Mehreen Amer, Lecturer-Nutritional Sciences, Dow University of Health Sciences 

Association between Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and Undernutrition of Under-Two Children: Evidence from Nationally Representative Data of Five South Asian Countries  

Md. Tariqujjaman, Research Investigator, icddr,b 

Evaluation of Nutrition Education in School Curriculum of Nepal: A Descriptive Content Analysis Study. 

Aashma Dahal, Lecturer, Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences 

Micronutrient deficiencies and its determinants among adolescent girls living in rural northern region of Bangladesh 

Rafid Hassan, Senior Research Assistant, icddr, b 

The effects of socioeconomic status on women’s double burden of malnutrition in Nepal 

Angela K C, PhD candidate, Johns Hopkins University 

Determinants of childhood wasting among children 0-23 months in India-Analysis of National Family Health Survey- 5 

Jyoti Sharma, Additional Professor, Indian Institute of Public Health Delhi, Public Health Foundation of India 

Undernutrition and anaemia among Indian adolescents: role of dietary diversity and hygiene practices 

Mukesh Kumar, PhD Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Uttarakhand India 

Exploring nutritional challenges: Double burden of malnutrition among adults, evidence from a nationwide survey 

Sakib Rahman, Research Associate, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health 

Relationships between the Dietary Patterns and the Nutritional Status of School Children of “Galkadapathana” Village in Sri Lanka 

Channa Siriwardhane, Student, Department of Food Science & Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya