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Contents Abbreviations • 1 Introduction • 3 Knowledge Fair • 4 List of Exhibitors • 5 Inaugural Plenary Session: Setting the Stage • 6 Global, Regional, and National Trends in Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health: Keynote address, Rajul Pandya-Lorch, International Food Policy Research Institute Framework for Unleashing Agriculture to be Nutrition- and Health-Sensitive: Keynote address, Purna Wasti, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Remarks by Irish Aid, Adrian Fitzgerald Remarks by USAID, Doug Arbuckle Inaugural Speech by the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Hon. Prof. Peter Mwanza Plenary session 1: Learning from Global, Regional, and National Perspectives • 19 Learning from Global Perspectives, Todd Benson, IFPRI, Uganda Learning from Regional Perspectives, Brenda Shenute Namugumya, Makerere University, Uganda Learning from National and Local Perspectives: The MICAH Program, Alexander Kalimbira, Bunda College of Agriculture What Are the Key Lessons and Opportunities for Malawi to Strengthen Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health Linkages? Summary Notes and Comments from the Table Discussions Plenary session 2: Evidence on Agriculture’s Contribution to Nutrition and Health Outcomes: Lessons from Practice • 25 National Research Efforts, Francis Maideni, DARS, MoAIWD Zinc- and Iron-Enriched Beans: Biofortification, Gift Ndengu, CIAT Rooting Out Hunger in Malawi with Nutritious Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato, Putri E. Abidin, CIP Assessment of the Contribution of Agriculture to Nutrition and Health Outcomes: World Vision Malawi’s Experiences, Willie Kalumula, World Vision What Are the Challenges and Opportunities for Generating and Using Evidence to Develop Appropriate Policies for Malawi? Summary notes and comments from the table discussions Plenary session 3: Strengthening the Linkages: Policy Frameworks and Programs • 36 The Malawi Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (ASWAp), Wilfrid Lipita, MoAIWD The Role of Agriculture in the Scaling Up Nutrition Initiative, Margaret Lwanda, MoAIWD Farmer-Led Approaches to Improving Food Security and Nutrition through Sustainable Agriculture and Social Change, Rachel Bezner Kerr, University of Western Ontario/Ekwendeni Hospital The Role of the Private Sector in Strengthening Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health, Theresa Banda, Valid International Unleashing Agriculture’s Potential for Improved Nutrition and Health in Malawi • iii
How Nongovernmental and Civil Society Organizations Foster Nutrition- and Health-Friendly Growth, Edson Musopole, CISANET What Are the Key Entry Points—Projects, Challenges, and Opportunities for Generating and Using Evidence to Develop Appropriate Policies for Malawi? Summary notes and comments from the table discussions Parallel sessions: Strengthening Agriculture’s Responsiveness to Nutrition and Health • 47 Policies, Julia Tagwireyi, WFP, Uganda Capacity Development and Program Delivery, Stella Kankwambwa, DAES, MoAIWD Advocacy and Communication, Prince Kapondamgaga, FUM Research/Extension and Technology, Rachel Bezner-Kerr, University of Western Ontario/ Ekwendeni Hospital Plenary Session 4: The Way Forward and Closing Remarks • 57 Rajul Pandya-Lorch, IFPRI Felix Phiri, Ministry of Health Jeff Luhanga, MoAIWD APPENDIXES • 59 1. Unleashing Agriculture’s Potential for Improved Nutrition and Health in Malawi: Policy Action Note 2. Conference program 3. List of Participants ABOVE: Conference participants. iv • Unleashing Agriculture’s Potential for Improved Nutrition and Health in Malawi
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