Food Systems for Nutrition Innovation Lab

National Stakeholder Consultation on Food Systems Innovations and Challenges in Nepal
2023-01-24 - 2023-01-25 | Kathmandu, Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Consultation Description:
This two-day in country Stakeholder Consultation brought together stakeholders from the government, development partners, researchers, academics, private sectors, nutrition and food security platforms, and civil society groups to prioritize knowledge gaps and deepen understanding of the facilitators and constraints facing businesses, policymakers, and entrepreneurs across Nepal’s food system. The consultation aimed to provide a forum for identifying and discussing:

Opportunities to increase access to nutrient rich foods via innovations along the supply chain from farm to fork
Innovations that have potential to be quickly scaled that would support improved diets and nutrition.

The event also included a preliminary review of outputs from the scoping exercise conducted by the FSN-IL that may be relevant to Nepal’s transformation agenda. The novel technologies, processes and/or practices identified must be assessed and discussed in terms of their potential for impact, business models, appropriateness to the local context in Nepal along with understanding the potential delivery mechanisms, likely investment opportunities among other considerations.

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MNSP and Food System
Dr. Kiran Rupakhetee, National Planning CommissionView slides here

What Can Food Systems Transformation Deliver?

Dr. Patrick Webb, Tufts UniversityView slides here

Identifying Innovations to Reduce Food Loss and Waste, Enhance Food Safety, and Promote Access to Nutrient-Dense Foods
Dr. Shibani Ghosh, Tufts University

Robin Shrestha, Tufts UniversityView slides here

Understanding the Food Issues in Nepal - National Pathways on Food Systems TransformationMahesh Kharel, National Planning CommissionView slides here
