Results, knowledge, and experiences in responding with the private sector for improve nutrition at the INC2016 were shared and discussed through a keynote speech, plenary panels and conversations, concurrent sessions, posters, and group work. The welcome speeches and PowerPoint presentations are available below.
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Title | Presenter(s) |
Welcome Speech - Day 1 | Schuyler Thorup, Executive Vice President, Overseas Operations, Catholic Relief Services |
Keynote Address: Improving nutrition in food insecure markets | Chris Policinski, President & CEO, Land O’Lakes, Inc. |
Operationalizing multi-sectoral coordination and collaboration strategies for improved nutrition | Samantha Clark, Food Security and Nutrition Specialist, SPRING/JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. |
Marketplace for nutritious foods | Dan Haswell, Project Manager, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) |
Scaling up small-scale food processing to promote food security for women subsistence farmers and children in rural Vietnam | Yvonne Yuan, Associate Professor, School of Nutrition, Ryerson University and Le Van Chi, Sales Manager, NIN and NINFOODS |
Women entrepreneurs creating market pull for nutritious products in rural Bangladesh | Nick van der Velde, Project Manager, BoP Innovation Center |
Creating a platform to engage the private sector in nutrition: SUN Business Network Zambia | Raphael Siwiti, Manager, SUN Business Network Zambia, U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) |
Realizing the link between food safety and nutrition security: the case of aflatoxin control across food systems in Africa | Amare Ayalew, PACA Program Manager, Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission |
Improved nutrition through safe and effective pest and crop management strategies for vegetable value chain in the humid tropics | Danny Coyne, Soil Health Scientist, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Tanzania |
Affordable nutritious foods for women (ANF4W) in Kenya | Nicola Martin, Global Coordinator, Affordable Nutritious Foods for Women, GIZ |
Leveraging native nutrient dense plants in development of market-led instant fortified grain foods | Mario G. Ferruzzi, Plants for Human Health Institute, Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University |
Micronutrient powders: does the anti-nutrient content affect the in vitro bio-accessibility of iron and zinc? | Juliana Kiio, Lecturer, Kenyatta University |
Radio soap operas prompt social and behavior change for improved nutrition in pastoralist communities of Ethiopia | Vimbai Chishanu, PRIME Program Nutrition Behaviour Change and Communication Advisor and Adriane Seibert, Senior Nutrition Advisor, Mercy Corps |
Welcome Review of Day 2 Report of Group Work Partnership Exchange Room Facilitators | Carmen Jaquez, Practice Area Manager, Dairy, Livestock and Environment, Land O’Lakes Veronica Imelda Awino, Nutrition and Health Advisor, Action Against Hunger Cecilie Kjeldsberg, Independent Consultant |
Collaboration across sectors for optimal nutrition: policies and the private sector | Grainne Moloney, Chief of Nutrition, United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF Kenya |
Collaboration across sectors for optimal nutrition: food systems and healthy diets | Agnes Kalibata, President of AGRA, Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition |
Business models and their role in nutrition | Daniel Alberts, Senior Manager, Agriculture and Nutrition, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) |
Tilapia in rural Kenya | Otieno Okello, Managing Director, Pioneer Fish Farm |
Value addition of beans in Kenya | Rose Mutuku, Managing Director, Smart Logistics Solutions |
Peanut butter in Mozambique | Octavio Muchanga, Owner, Xikhaba Limitada |
How profitable is the private sector investment in biofortification? A case study of firms in Nigeria | Ayodeji Ogunleye, Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University |
"Shamba Chef” reaching millions through TV | David Campbell, Director, Mediae |
Engaging the private sector in promoting value addition in the cassava value chain for improved food and nutrition security: case of true trade | Elizabeth Imbo, Nutrition and Gender Coordinator, Self Help Africa |
Where is my food? Partnering with the private sector to tackle post-harvest losses | Muzafar Kaemdin, MEAL Director-Tanzania and Tumaini Bakobi, PICS Project Manager, Catholic Relief Services |
Simple (and new), methods for aflatoxin reduction in groundnuts | Jock Brandis, Founder and Director of Research and Development, The Full Belly Project |
Report of group work Reflections from participants Vote of thanks | Carmen Jaquez, Practice Area Manager, Dairy, Livestock and Environment, Land O’Lakes Veronica Imelda Awino, Nutrition and Health Advisor, Action Against Hunger Cecilie Kjeldsberg, Independent Consultant |