IFPRI is participating extensively in the 21st edition of the IUNS-ICN International Congress of Nutrition on October 15-20th in Buenos Aires, Argentina with the theme, “From Sciences to Nutrition Security”.
Aiming to encourage the exchange of knowledge in order to achieve the improvement of Nutrition Security, the Congress' main goal is to offer a high-level meeting focused on addressing the key aspects of nutrition in a multicultural environment, from state-of-the-art reviews to cutting edge nutritional science information. Researchers from IFPRI's Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division as well as HarvestPlus are giving a number of presentations throughout the Congress.
IFPRI Participants:
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144/1026 - Farm to Fork—Pathways to Nutrition Outcomes and Implementation Challenges of Integrated Agriculture-Programs Part B : Update on Evidence of the Contributions of Agriculture-Nutrition Programs to Improving Nutrition |
15-Oct |
2.00-6.30 |
Room 3 - Libertador B Track 8 |
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SP |
144/1020 - Leveraging Value Chains to Improve Nutrition: Collaborative Learning Initiative on Methods and Metrics for Improving the Identification, Design and Evaluation of Interventions) |
15-Oct |
2.00-4.00 |
Room 2 - Libertador C Track 8 |
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SP |
The Role of Biodiversity in Improving Diets, Nutrition, and Health |
15-Oct |
2.00-4.00 |
Satellite Activities Block 3 |
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SP |
144/1025 - Perspectives on Nutrient Density: Too High and Too Low |
15-Oct |
2.00-6.30 |
Room 10 - Auditorium Track 5 |
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S |
144/110 - Towards Global Leadership in Nutrition (chair) |
16-Oct |
11.30-1.30 |
Room 8 - Retiro B |
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OP |
144/614 - Feasibility and Impacts of Integrating Nutrition Interventions into an Existing Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health Platform in Bangladesh |
16-Oct |
3.00-4.30 |
Libertador A Track 2 |
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PP |
144/1303 Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Food-Assisted Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Programs in Burundi and Guatemala |
16-Oct |
3.30-4.30 |
Touch Screen 11 Track 3 |
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PP |
144/967 - Determinants of Anemia Among Children 6 to 12 Months of Age in Eastern Burkina Faso |
16-Oct |
3.30-4.30 |
Touch Screen 2 Track 2 |
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PP |
144/1827 - Incentive Value of Cash in a Conditional Cash Transfer Program for Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition in Mali |
17-Oct |
8.00-9.00 |
Touch Screen 14 Track 3 |
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PP |
144/2026 - Applying a Feasibility Lens to an Integrated Nutrition Program in Peri-Urban and Urban Senegal |
17-Oct |
9.00-10.00 |
Touch Screen 6 Track 3 |
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SP |
144/108 - Meaning of Linear Growth: Appropriate use of Growth as a Measure in Development |
17-Oct |
8.00-10.00 |
Room 9 - Retiro A Track 5 |
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Chair-SP |
144/106 - Using Implementation Research to Build Better Multisectoral Programs for Improving Maternal and Child Nutrition Outcomes |
17-Oct |
8.00-10.00 |
Room 4 - Libertador A Track 2 |
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SP |
144/106 - Introduction: Using Implementation Research in the Context of Comprehensive Evaluations of Multisectoral Programs to Assess Pathways of Impact and Interpret Impact Findings |
17-Oct |
8.00-10.00 |
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144/106 - Using Process Evaluation Results to Understand Program Impacts and for Optimizing Program Design to Improve Child Nutrition Outcomes |
17-Oct |
8.25-08.35 |
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144/106 - Addressing Issues of Scale, Rigor and Context in the Design of Evaluations of Large-Scale Behavior Change Interventions in Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Ethiopia |
17-Oct |
8.55-9.05 |
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SP |
144/106 - Optimizing an ECD Bbased, Agriculture and Nutrition Program to Improve the Diets of Pre-School Children in Malawi |
17-Oct |
9.25-9.35 |
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144/1040 - Shaping Global Food Systems for Better Nutrition |
17-Oct |
11.30-1.30 |
Room 11 - Golden Horn Track 3 |
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PP |
144/2641 - Impacts of Using an Integrated Homestead Food Production and Nutrition Program Platform to Promote Utilization of Multiple Micronutrient Powders: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial |
17-Oct |
12.30-1.30 |
Touch Screen 1 Track 3 |
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SP |
144/874 - A Cluster Randomised Control Trial of an Integrated Agriculture-Nutrition Package to Improve Children’s Diets Through Community Based Childcare Centres in Malawi |
17-Oct |
3.30-4.30 |
Touch Screen 8 Track 3 |
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PP |
144/747 - Two-Year Sustained Impacts of Large-Scale Social and Behavior Change Communication Interventions to Improve Infant and Young Child Feeding in Bangladesh |
17-Oct |
3.30-4.30 |
Touch Screen 4 Track 3 |
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SP |
144/1039 - Paths to Nourishing Millions with Biofortification |
19-Oct |
8.00-10.00 |
Room 7 - Retiro C Track 5 |
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144/107 - Integrating Preventive Strategies into Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition: What Works? (Chair) |
19-Oct |
11.30-1.30 |
Room 3 - Libertador B |
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SP |
144/107 - Community Health Workers as a Delivery Platform to Integrate Preventive Strategies into CMAM: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Mali |
19-Oct |
11.30-1.30 |
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SP |
144/107 - Integrating Preventive Strategies into CMAM Using First-Line Health Services: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Burkina Faso |
19-Oct |
11.30-1.30 |
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SP |
144/1055 - Evidence-Based Integration of Nutrition Across Multiple Sector Programs: How Can this be Done? |
19-Oct |
11.30-1.30 |
Room 11 - Golden Horn Track 3 |
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OP |
144/1997 - Effect of Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation in Lactating Women on Infant Growth and Morbidity: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural Burkina Faso |
19-Oct |
3.00-4.30 |
Libertador A Track 2 |
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SP |
144/99 - Supporting Policies, Programs, and Enabling Action Through Research: The Way Forward |
20-Oct |
8.00-10.00 |
Room 1 - San Telmo Track 3 |
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SP |
144/99 - The State of Evidence Generation to Support Nutrition Progress in CAADP |
20-Oct |
8.00-10.00 |
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144/157 - Scaling Up, Sustaining, and Spinning Off: Alive & Thrive’s Lessons on Infant and Young Child Feeding in three Countries, and Implications for Beyond |
20-Oct |
8.00-10.00 |
Room 3 - Libertador B Track 3 |
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Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel & Convention Center
San Martin 1225/1275
B
Argentina
