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The announcement was made during the the second dialogue event organised in Kathmandu by the South Asian Policy Leadership for Improved Nutrition and Growth (SAPLING) on improving agri-food systems. According to a statement issued by the organisers, the event was held on April 24 and 25.
The SAPLING initiative was launched in 2019 with the aim to drive a ‘food systems approach’ to combat malnutrition in South Asia in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.
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The event was co-hosted by the National Planning Commission (NPC)of Nepal, BRAC Bangladesh - the current SAPLING Secretariat, IPE Global Limited, an Indian development sector think-tank, and the Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS), Nepal, a not-for-profit think-tank headquartered in Kathmandu. SAPLING is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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