NEPAL NUTRITION AND FOOD SECURITY PORTAL

Date: 25 Ashar 2082 (9 July 2024)

Chair: Hon’ble Prof. Dr. Shiva Raj Adhikari, Vice Chair, National Planning Commission (NPC)

Participants: Secretaries from sectoral ministries, Vice Chairs and representatives from provinces, and nutrition experts.

Key Highlights:

Presentation on MSNP-III progress for F/Y 2081/82, Nutrition for Growth (N4G) 2025 commitments, and preliminary findings of Cost and Affordability Analysis of Diet 2025.

Decisions:

• Conduct nutrition budget and expenditure tracking for FY 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25.
• Initiate dialogue with the Ministry of Finance and sectoral ministries to establish a Nutrition Budget Code for tracking investments in nutrition.
• Form a Facilitation Committee under NPC leadership to draft an implementation plan for the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) commitment 2025. 

Establish an Integrated Nutrition Information Management System (INMIS) to align the MSNP-III indicators with existing reporting platforms, ensuring comprehensive data