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6th Annual Agriculture to Nutrition Scientific Symposium
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition in partner with GON and UNICEF hosted the 6th Annual Scientific Symposium on Agriculture - Nutrition pathways & 25 Years of Nepal's Progress on Nutrition from November 27-29, 2018 at hotel Yak and Yeti, Kathmandu. The event, funded by USAID and EU, was co-hosted by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, UNICEF – Nepal, Government of Nepal, Tribhuvan University’s Institute of Medicine (IOM) Community Medicine & Public Health Department, Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) and the Nepali Technical Assistance Group (NTAG).
Title | Presenter | Format | Prize |
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Household Food Expenditure on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Rural Uganda | Shibani Ghosh | ||
Assessing diet intake using Food Frequency data from pregnant and non-pregnant Nepali Women | Elizabeth Marino-Costello | ||
Multi-sector community development improves child diet quality relative to other household members more than nutrition training alone in rural Nepal | Laurie C. Miller | ||
Overweight and obesity in women of reproductive age, household food consumption and production practices in southwestern Bangladesh | Shibani Ghosh | ||
Understanding nutrition capacities of Front Line Workers’ (FLWs) in implementation of integrated nutrition programs in Nepal | Robin Shrestha | ||
Understanding dietary behaviour change to improve health amongst those suffering from an NCD in Kathmandu | Lizzie Caperon | ||
Dietary diversity, consumption of animal source foods, and maternal nutritional status in Bangladesh | Chloe Andrews | ||
Are associations between agricultural production diversity and dietary diversity sensitive to metrics used? | Lichen Liang | ||
Household Food Expenditure on Processed Foods and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in southwest Bangladesh | Shibani Ghosh | ||
Nepal- A Four Decades Success Story in moving beyond the Micronutrient Targets of the World Fit for Children Goals | Naveen Paudyal | ||
Variability study of biofortified bread wheat genotypes for grain zinc and iron concentration, grain yield and yield associated traits at Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal | Sapana Ghimire | ||
Prevalence of underweight and overweight among women of childbearing age in Nepal - trends from 2006 to 2016 | Tarja I Kinnunen | ||
Promoting healthier food choices through integrated school gardens in Nepal | Dhruba Raj Bhattari | ||
Smartbakery - Improving nutritional status, school attendance and school performance through a community supported school-based bakery in rural Nepal” – a study protocol | Robin Shrestha | ||
Using mobile phone data as a proxy for predicting food security in Nepal | Lichen Liang | ||
Timing and risk factors for wasting and stunting in children under 2 years in a birth cohort in Dhanusha district, Nepal | Laura K Busert | ||
Digitized IMNCI for Management of Child Illness Or Digitized IMNCI- a step for improved child health and nutrition | Saroj Kumar Sah | ||
Assessment of Nutrition Status in the flood affected terai districts of Nepal based on the SMART | Saurav Neupane | ||
Aquaculture and Horticulture Linkages with Dietary Diversity in Children 6-23 Months of Age | Katherine Heneveld | ||
Nutritional status and the associated factors among people living with HIV visiting antiretroviral therapy sites in Kathmandu, Nepal (October 2017- April 2018) | Samip Khatri | ||
Study on the Physical, Milling, Chemical Composition and Preparation of Biscuit and Cake From Chino (Prosomillet) and Kaguno (Foxtail Millet) | Roman Karki | ||
Fish Farming: Primary source of income, nutrition and employment in ethnic Mallaha community of eastern Nepal | Dikshit Poudel | 2nd | |
Anemia and its associated factor among pregnant women attending Antenatal care at Janakpur Zonal hospital, Nepal | Umesh Kumar Yadav | ||
Barriers of continuation of growth monitoring in Bara district | Sajjan Yogesh | ||
Characterizing prevalence of mycotoxins in value chain crops and livestock feeds in Western Nepal | Ravindra Shrestha | ||
Prevalence of anemia and its determinants among pregnant women attending Primary Health Centre of Sunsari district, Nepal | Sarita Rai | ||
Thyroid Dysfunction and Thyroglobulin level in Iodine Deficient Children of Udayapur, Nepal | Saroj Kunwar | ||
Effect of Nutrition Education on Hemoglobin Level in Pregnant Women: A Quasi-experimental Study | Dev Ram Sunuwar | ||
Household Food Security and Nutrition status among women of reproductive age in Pyuthan Municipality, Pyuthan, 2018 | Manisha Pokhrel | ||
Assessment of a cash-based pilot school meal program combined with nutrition-sensitive literacy education in Nepal | Rachana Manandhar Shrestha | ||
Feasibility and effectiveness of using mobile phones for tracking acute malnutrition amongst children in a flood response integrated management of acute malnutrition programme in Nepal plains | Naomi M. Saville |
Title | Presenter | Format | Prize |
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Assessment of nutritional status and dietary intake of adolescents studying in schools of Kohalpur municipality, Banke district | Madan Pandey | ||
Effect of malting and fermentation (Lactic acid) on the Composition and Functionality of Barley flour | Krishna Chalise | ||
Nutritional Status of Elderly People Living in a Care Home | B. Sherchen | ||
Factors Associated with Anemia among the Pregnant Women Attending ANC in Rani PHC, Biratnagar | Seajal Khadka | ||
Effect of Soaking and Germination on Phytic Acid, Inorganic Phosphorous and Proximate Composition of Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan) | Dambar Bahadur Khadka | ||
Effect of pre-treatments on anti-nutritional factors and bioactive components of horse gram (Macrotyloma uniflorum) flour | Pravin Ojha | 3rd | |
Feasibility of urban nutrition gardening concept combined with maternal infant and young child nutrition training in Kathmandu and Lalitpur during 2016 and 2017 | Sophiya Uprety | ||
Factors Associated with Child Malnutrition Among Marginalized Chepang Community in Nepal | Jeeban Ghimire | ||
Overweight and obesity of reproductive aged females of Kathmandu Metropolitan city, its association with dietary and other life style factors (Sep 2016- Mar 2017) | Pramod Chandra Paudel | ||
Knowledge, perception and behavior of adolescents on food and nutrition in Udayapur District, Nepal | Sangeeta Paudyal | ||
Comparative efficacy of Trichoderma viridae, Pseudomonas fluorescens and mixture of bio fertilizers against Clubroot of Broccoli caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae | Sunmoon Jyakhwo | ||
Double burden of malnutrition among the mother-child pairs at household level in Nepal | Nitesh Shrestha | 1st | |
Trends over time and factors that impact on stunting in Nepalese children under-5 years of age | Som Kumar Shrestha | ||
Food consumption and its associated factors among school adolescents of Kathmandu metropolitan city | Rashmi Jha | ||
Maternal Nutrition Program in Nepal | Naveen Paudyal | ||
Awareness on nutritional value of fishes through establishing school ponds in rural Nepal | Dilip K. Jha | ||
Screening barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) genotpyes for quantitative traits and iron content | Santosh Rasaily | ||
Assessment of Nutritional Status of 6 - 59 months Children in Musahar community of Ramdhuni municipality, Sunsari | Shikhar Dahal | ||
A Healthy Food Supplementation Programme: pilot study in Nepal | Jib Acharya | ||
Novel technologies in agriculture, food safety and nutrition can pregnant women improve food diversity: Experience from Maternal Nutrition Intervention Project | Monirul Islam | ||
Housing Conditions, Self-Reported health status and Nutritional Status of 6-59 months Children in Bharatpur Metropolitan City – (September 2017 – March 2018) | Ashesh Malla | ||
Association between dietary habits and physical activity pattern with overweight and obesity amongst women in an urban community in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal | Mahesh Sarki | 3rd | |
Determination of Nutrient Adequacy of the Food Catered In the Child Care Homes (CCHs) of Sunsari District | Om Prakash Sah | ||
Drivers of Stunting Reduction in Nepal: A Country Case Study | Nadia Akseer | ||
Risk factors for underweight and overweight among reproductive aged women in a national sample in Nepal | Angela KC | ||
Convenience and child preference drive Kathmandu Valley caregivers to choose commercial snack foods for their children aged 12-23 months | Nisha Sharma | ||
Wasting and it's Association with Food Insecurity in Nepal: Findings from Nepal Demographic Health Survey 2016 | Sajama Nepali | ||
Nutritional status and its associated factors among adolescents in higher secondary schools of Pokhara Valley | Sabina Sigdel | ||
Risk factors associated with overweight and obesity in reproductive aged females residing in Bharatpur Metropolitan City | Sadikshya Subedi | ||
Nutritional status among children aged 6-23 months and associated factors in Dalits and Non-Dalits of Dhanusha district, Nepal: a cross-sectional comparative study | Anil Kumar Sah | ||
Design and Conduct of the 2016 Impact Evaluation of Multi Sector Nutrition Plan (2013-2017) among Reproductive aged Women, Adolescents and Children in Nepal | Sanjay Rijal | ||
Dry Chain Complements Disaster Preparedness, Food, Feed, Nutrition and Health Security to Alleviate Hunger and Poverty. | Peetambar Dahal | ||
Effective and Real-Time Monitoring of Emergency Nutrition Interventions through customized use of locally developed technology | Brijendra R Joshi Sanjay Rijal |
Theme | Title | Speaker | Format |
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Opening Plenary | Welcome Remarks | Dr. Keith P. West, Jr. | |
Mr. Tomoo Hozumi |
video | ||
Mr. Ovidiu Mic | video | ||
Opening Remarks | Mr. Belay Mengistu | video | |
Keynote Speaker | Can Agriculture Deliver Nutrition? Getting to Yes! | Robert Bertram | pdf video |
Inaugural Address | Dr. Usha Jha | video | |
Food systems and the food policy environment | Fortification of rice improves dietary adequacy and equity of nutrient intake in Nepal: evidence from a modelling approach | Naomi Saville | pdf video |
Horticulture Retail Supply Chain: Promising Stakeholder in Food-Based Nutrition Intervention | Dripta Roy Choudhury | pdf video |
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The dynamics and temporal trends of energy and available macronutrients in Nepal: a jointpoint regression analysis of food balance sheet data from 1961 to 2013 | Syed Mahfuz Al Hasan | pdf video |
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Novel technologies and methodologies in agriculture, food safety, and nutrition | Pilot testing of agricultural technologies: uptake and impacts on diet diversity in Bangladesh | Sabi Gurung | pdf video |
Effect of thermal processing on phytic acid, inorganic phosphorous and proximate composition of pigeon pea |
Dinesh Subedi | pdf video |
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Energy expenditure, time use, and food intakes in agricultural and rural livelihoods: Findings from Nepal | Giacomo Zanello | pdf video |
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Findings from Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition- Nepal |
Dietary Change in Nepal 2013-2016: Insights from the Nepal Annual Household Surveys | Gerald Shively | pdf video |
Household Food Expenditure on Ultra-Processed Foods is associated with higher wealth and education in Nepal | Shibani Ghosh | pdf video |
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Dietary quality over time protects young Nepali children from poor development |
Laurie Miller | pdf video |
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Factors associated with dietary patterns in Nepali women | Andrew Thorne-Lyman |
video | |
Issues related to pre- and post-harvest management in food-producing households | A Machine Learning Approach for Rainfall and Crop Prediction to Assist Farmers in Suitable Crop Production | Rishin Haldar | pdf video |
Dried blood spots for aflatoxin B1 assessment in a field study with pregnant women | Shibani Ghosh | pdf video |
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Better pre- and post-harvest management reduces aflatoxin contamination in maize in different ecologies of Nepal | Ravindra Shrestha |
pdf video |
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Linkage diet, nutrition and health | Infant and Young Child Feeding Coping among the Food Insecure Households in Rural Nepal | Dibya Laxmi Manandhar Rijal | pdf video |
Factors associated with high intakes of unhealthy snack foods and sugar-sweetened beverages among young children in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal | Alissa Pries | video | |
Dietary factors associated with overweight and obesity in reproductive aged females residing in Bharatpur metropolitan city | Richa Bhattarai |
pdf video |
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Dietary diversity and nutritional status of infant and young children aged 6-23 months in Bardagat Municipality in Nawalparasi District | Ranjita Chaudhary | pdf video |
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Social equity, gender and access to food | Trends and predictors of inequality in childhood stunting in Nepal from 1996 to 2016 | Mirak Raj Angdembe | |
Land and livelihood strategies for women’s empowerment in nutrition-sensitive agriculture: a mixed methods approach | Sneha Krishnan |
pdf video |
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Provincial Disparities in Child Undernutrition in Nepal | Sumit Karn | pdf video |
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Evaluations of agricultural and nutrition interventions | Degree of Exposure to Suaahara II and Maternal and Child Dietary Diversity. | Indra Dhoj Kshetri |
pdf video |
Impact evaluation of Agriculture and Food Security Project | Gogi Grewal | pdf video |
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Improving agriculture, nutrition, and WASH knowledge among health workers and Female Community Health Volunteers in Nepal | Shraddha Manandhar | pdf video |
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Understanding facilitators and constraints of sustained activities of the Action Against Malnutrition through Agriculture (AAMA) project - an integrated rural nutrition intervention in Nepal | Robin Shrestha | pdf video |
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Impact of a pilot school garden project on children's food knowledge, preference and behavior in Nepal | Dhruba Raj Bhattarai | pdf video |
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Evaluation of Sunaula Hazar Din- Community Action for Nutrition Project Nepal | Manav Bhattarai |