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Kalyani Raghunathan

Kalyani Raghunathan is Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, based in New Delhi, India. Her research lies at the intersection of agriculture, gender, social protection, and public health and nutrition, with a specific focus on South Asia and Africa. 

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Nutrition, Diets, and Health

Lilia Bliznashka

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Lily Bliznashka is a Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit, based in Washington, DC. She is an interdisciplinary researcher with expertise in global health and nutrition, program evaluation, development economics, and quantitative methods. Her research focuses on assessing the effectiveness of multi-input nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-specific interventions and the mechanisms through which they work to improve maternal and child health and nutrition globally. Lily also has expertise in early childhood development, including using qualitative and quantitative methods to understand how parenting interventions influence early childhood development and conducting implementation research to improve programming for young children and their parents. She has worked in Burkina Faso, Burundi, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Lily has a PhD in Population Health Science from Harvard University. She also holds a master’s degree in International Affairs from Tufts University and a bachelor’s in Business Administration from Georgetown University. Lily’s publications are available on Google Scholar.

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Nutrition and diet profile: Benin

2024Diatta, Ampa Dogui; Olney, Deanna K.; Honeycutt, Sydney; Mitchodigni, Irene Medeme; Bliznashka, Lilia
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Nutrition and diet profile: Benin

Key Findings: -In Benin, undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies are prevalent, and the prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing. -Diets in Benin have declined in quality over time, particularly among children. For example, low dietary diversity and inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption are prevalent. -Food-based dietary guidelines exist; however, awareness of the guidelines is unknown. -Most nutrition policies in Benin lack guidance on promoting fruit and vegetable intake. -Stronger evidence related to how to improve diet quality and combat malnutrition in Benin is needed to develop relevant interventions and policies.

Year published

2024

Authors

Diatta, Ampa Dogui; Olney, Deanna K.; Honeycutt, Sydney; Mitchodigni, Irene Medeme; Bliznashka, Lilia

Citation

Diatta, Ampa Dogui; Olney, Deanna K.; Honeycutt, Sydney; Mitchodigni, Irene Medeme; and Bliznashka, Lilia. 2024. Nutrition and diet profile: Benin. FRESH Country Brief November 2024. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.

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Benin

Keywords

Western Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Africa; Nutrition; Diet; Trace Elements; Dietary Guidelines

Language

English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Fruit and Vegetables for Sustainable Healthy Diets

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Brief

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Manual

Survey instrument on beneficiaries’ perceptions of the benefits of the Baxnaano safety net program in Somalia

2024Nwabuikwu, Odiche; Bliznashka, Lilia; Diatta, Ampa Dogui; Gelli, Aulo; Magan, Mohamed; Hassan, Hashi
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Survey instrument on beneficiaries’ perceptions of the benefits of the Baxnaano safety net program in Somalia

Year published

2024

Authors

Nwabuikwu, Odiche; Bliznashka, Lilia; Diatta, Ampa Dogui; Gelli, Aulo; Magan, Mohamed; Hassan, Hashi

Citation

Nwabuikwu, Odiche; Bliznashka, Lilia; Diatta, Ampa Dogui; Gelli, Aulo; Magan, Mohamed; and Hassan, Hashi. 2024. Survey instrument on beneficiaries’ perceptions of the benefits of the Baxnaano safety net program in Somalia. October 2024. CGIAR Initiative on Fragility, Conflict, and Migration. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.

Country/Region

Somalia

Keywords

Africa; Eastern Africa; Capacity Development; Cash Transfers; Households; Surveys

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Project

Fragility, Conflict, and Migration

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Manual

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Training Material

In-depth interview guide on stakeholders’ perceptions of the Baxnaano Safety Net Program benefits in Somalia

2024Bliznashka, Lilia; Nwabuikwu, Odiche; Diatta, Ampa Dogui; Gelli, Aulo; Magan, Mohamed; Hassan, Hashi
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In-depth interview guide on stakeholders’ perceptions of the Baxnaano Safety Net Program benefits in Somalia

A guide designed to assess stakeholders’ views on the program benefits, fidelity of implementation, implementation challenges, and the feasibility of its next phase.

Year published

2024

Authors

Bliznashka, Lilia; Nwabuikwu, Odiche; Diatta, Ampa Dogui; Gelli, Aulo; Magan, Mohamed; Hassan, Hashi

Citation

Bliznashka, Lilia; Nwabuikwu, Odiche; Diatta, Ampa Dogui; Gelli, Aulo; Magan, Mohamed; and Hassan, Hashi. 2024. In-depth Interview Guide on Stakeholders’ Perceptions of the Baxnaano Safety Net Program Benefits in SomaliaOctober 2024. CGIAR Initiative on Fragility, Conflict, and Migration. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.

Country/Region

Somalia

Keywords

Africa; Eastern Africa; Capacity Development; Cash Transfers; Implementation; Interviews; Stakeholders; Vulnerability

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Project

Fragility, Conflict, and Migration

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Training Material

News

July 11, 2023 | Press Release

Women key to crop success in low-income countries

This post is a slightly modified version of the original press release issued by the University of Edinburgh. Empowering women farmers in low and middle-income countries can lead to greater crop diversity helping to improve year-round supply of healthy foods, suggests a new article published in The Lancet Planetary Health by a group of authors including […]

July 11, 2023 | In the News

Editorial: Empower women to grow (The Lancet Planetary Health)

“Almost half of the world’s agricultural workers are women and women farmers produce up to 80% of the food grown in LMICs. Despite their large contribution to agricultural labor, fewer than 20% of landowners globally are women,” writes The Lancet Planetary Health in an editorial featuring a new article co-authored by IFPRI’s Lilia Bliznashka, Aulo Gelli, and […]