South Asia continues to face an enduring burden of malnutrition in all its forms—undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and a steady increase in overweight and obesity and non-communicable diseases. Over 1 billion people in South Asia cannot afford a healthy diet. While many promising solutions have emerged, translating them into sustained, large-scale impact remains a challenge. This year’s conference focuses on solutions to address nutrition challenges at scale, helping South Asia move from commitment to coordinated delivery — from evidence to impact.
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), together with CGIAR and a range of co-hosts from across the region and globe, will bring together experts, practitioners, policymakers, researchers, donors, and other stakeholders from diverse sectors to explore scalable nutrition-focused solutions and pathways to impact. The hybrid conference will take place from December 2-4, 2025, in Kathmandu, Nepal and online.
Delivering for Nutrition 2025 will be the fifth regional conference and the eighth overall of its kind. Previous Delivering for Nutrition conferences were held in 2016, 2019 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Find details of IFPRI’s speaking engagements below.
December 2, 2025
Conference Opening | 09:00- 09:30 (NPT)
- Chair: Purnima Menon, Senior Director, Food and Nutrition Policy, IFPRI and CGIAR
- Guest Remarks: Shahidur Rashid, Director, South Asia Office, IFPRI
- Conference Overview: Samuel Scott and Swetha Manohar, Research Fellows, IFPRI
Thematic Session 1A: Integrating Plant and Animal Solutions: Towards Healthy, Sustainable Diets | 11:00-12:30 (NPT)
- Oral Presentation: Alan de Brauw, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Thematic Session 1B: Micronutrient Deficiencies: Prevention, Treatment & Policy Levers | 11:00-12:30 (NPT)
- Co-Chair: Phuong Nguyen, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Thematic Session 2A: Data Systems at Scale: Strengthening Infrastructure, Quality & Use | 13:30-15:00 (NPT)
- Co-Chair: Moogdho Mahzab, Research Fellow, IFPRI
- Oral Presentation: Swetha Manohar, Research Fellow, IFPRI
Poster Pitches 1: Agrifood & Education Systems | 16:30-16:45 (NPT)
- Poster Presentation: Vartika Singh, Senior Research Analyst, IFPRI
Learning Session 1B: Who Is Being Reached? Advancing Coverage Measurement of Multisectoral Nutrition Interventions | 17:00-18:15 (NPT)
- Host: IFPRI
Learning Session 1C: Leveraging Multi-Stakeholder Co-Design Approaches to Develop Scalable Nutrition Interventions | 17:00-18:15 (NPT)
- Host: IFPRI, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, and Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
December 3, 2025
Thematic Session 4A: Nourishing Spaces: Homes, Schools & Markets | 13:30-15:00 (NPT)
- Oral Presentation: Suman Chakrabarti, Associate Research Fellow, IFPRI
December 4, 2025
Report Launch: The Agrifood System in South Asia: Scaling Solutions for Healthy Diets | 10:15-10:45 (NPT)
- Remarks: Derek Headey, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI, Samuel Scott, Research Fellow, IFPRI, and Purnima Menon, Senior Director, Food and Nutrition Policy, IFPRI and CGIAR
Poster Pitches 4: Safeguarding Nutrition Through the Health Systems and Beyond | 10:45-11:00 (NPT)
- Poster Presentations: Anita Christopher, Research Analyst, IFPRI and Vanshika Pahwa, Research Analyst IFPRI
Thematic Session 5A: Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture: Pathways to More Nutritious Food Systems | 13:30-15:00 (NPT)
- Oral Presentation: Mehrab Bakhtiar, Research Fellow, IFPRI
Learning Session 3A: Achieving Impact at Scale to Improve Nutrition in South Asia: Learnings from Consumer-Centric Approaches | 15:30-16:45 (NPT)
- Host: IFPRI
Conference Closing | 17:00-17:30 (NPT)
- Closing Remarks: Neha Kumar, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI