The Alliance at the International Congress of Nutrition 2025
The French Society of Nutrition and the French Federation of Nutrition
in collaboration with the Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) and the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS), are hosting the 23rd International Congress of Nutrition (ICN) from 24 to 29 August 2025, at the Palais des Congrès in Paris.
Centered on the theme “Sustainable Food for Global Health,” this global event will explore the nexus between climate change, sustainability, food, global health and nutrition.
Scientists from the Alliance will actively contribute to key Symposium, including:
August 24, 2025
From production to consumers: how to better align biodiversity and dietary measurements to assess their impacts
Céline Termote
Senior Scientist - Africa Regional Team leader Food Environment and Consumer BehaviorAugust 26, 2025
The nutrition-sensitive food environment index: a comprehensive approach to assessing food environments in association with health risks for policy decision-making
Irmgard Jordan
Senior Researcher ConsultantShort oral presentation in the session Public Health and Nutrition throughout the Life Cycle. This presentation will introduce the nutrition-sensitive food environment index, a novel tool to comprehensively measure how food environments impact diet quality and related health risks. Developed to support decision-makers, the index helps identify priority areas for action by integrating data across multiple food environment dimensions. The tool has been featured in the Journal of Sustainability and spotlighted by CGIAR and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT.
August 27, 2025
Biodiversity-forward climate and nutrition policies to achieve the SDGs
Gina Kennedy
Principal Scientist
Deborah Nabuuma
Scientist IModerator: Dr. Céline Termote, Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT
Other Speakers:
- Dr TT Mai, National Institute of Nutrition, Vietnam
- Prof. Dr Walliou Hounkpatin Amoussa, University of Abomey Calavi, Benin
- Dr. Beatrice Ekesa, IFAD
Exploring the Role of Schools in the Transformation of Food Systems: A Pacific Perspective
Danny Hunter
Principal Scientist, Convener for the PacificAugust 28, 2025
August 29, 2025
Sharing an historical perspective, tools and ongoing global research
Gina Kennedy
Principal ScientistTo document the importance and value of Indigenous Peoples and Traditional Communities food and nutrition knowledge of food biodiversity to improve food and nutrition security of all peoples
Improving the healthiness of food environments in low- and middle-income countries - evidence from Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Vietnam, and the Philippines
Deborah Nabuuma
Scientist IAlliance’s scientists will be also contributing to this conference with insightful abstracts:
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Formulation of children's nutrient-dense recipes from Adansonia digitata pulp and Ocimum gratissimum leaves in North Benin |
Bissola Malikath Bankole, Julia Bodecker, Edwige Noukpoakou, Chadare Flora Josiane, Waliou Amoussa Hounkpatin |
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Food environment components influencing consumption trends of neglected and underutilized species in northern Benin |
Bissola Malikath Bankole, Waliou Amoussa Hounkpatin, Sam Bodjrenou, Julia Bodecker, Lynn Julen, Chadare Flora Josiane, Céline Termote |
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Synergistic effects of a participatory nutrition education and home gardens intervention on dietary diversity of women and children in informal settlements |
Consolata Musita, Sophia Ngala, George Abong', Céline Termote |
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Boosting fruit and vegetable consumption among secondary school students in Boukombe and Natitingou, North Benin |
Melina Maureen Houndolo, Sam Bodjrenou, Elianna Majaliwa, Elie Koukou, Céline Termote, Waliou Amoussa Hounkpatin |
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Is food promotion and marketing in the school Food Environment conducive to healthy choices for adolescents? Evidence from West Africa countries |
Fifali Sam Ulrich Bodjrenou, Yévèdo Déo Grathias Kossa, Melina Maureen Houndolo, Djawou Nadège Gnacadja, Waliou Amoussa Hounkpati |
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Using nutrition education and school garden to improve the diets of children and adolescents in urban and peri-urban areas of Southern Benin |
Fifali Sam Ulrich Bodjrenou, Ines Mlantahou, Fatoumata Barry, Elie Koukou, Waliou Amoussa Hounkpatin |
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Evolution of legumes consumption and associated factors in three West Africa countries |
Fifali Sam Ulrich Bodjrenou, Youna Hemery, Hessede Gbahoungbola, Elise Dagorret-Bonetto, Waliou Amoussa Hounkpatin, Claire Mouquet-Rivier |
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Young adults’ struggles with their food environment – a case study using participatory video making in two agro-pastoralist communities |
Irmgard Jordan, Lydiah M Waswa, Céline Termote, Gudrun B. Keding |
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The Nutrition-Sensitive Food Environment Index: A Comprehensive Approach to Assessing Food Environments in Association with Health Risks for Policy decision-making
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Tosin Akingbemisilu, Sam Bodjrenou, Robert Assimwe, Céline Termote, Irmgard Jordan |
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Associations between nutrition knowledge, household food insecurity and diet quality among adolescents in urban and rural food environment in Kenya |
Nicanor Odongo, Irmgard Jordan, Oduor Francis, Tosin Akingbemisilu, Irene Induli, Sam Bodjrenou, Kiio Juliana, Teuber Ramona, Céline Termote |
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Fruits and vegetables contribution to the diet quality of high school students in Atacora department, northern Benin |
Elie Koukou, Fifali Sam Ulrich Bodjrenou, Tosin Akingbemisilu, Mélina Houndolo, Eliana Majaliwa, Cedric Zanvo, Gbahoungbola Modoukpe, Céline Termote |
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| Short-Term memory development among adolescents and associated factors in Benin, West Africa |
Anélia Ebilola Merveile Francisco, Sam Bodjrenou, Elvire Assogba, Waliou Amoussa Hounkpatin |
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Food Environment of Public elementary School Canteens in Southern Benin: Implications for Addressing Malnutrition in Schoolchildren |
Ifedon Chimene Loko, Elie Koukou, Amoussa Hounkpatin Waliou
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Feeding Practices and Nutritional Status of adolescents in elementary schools with canteens in Southern Benin- |
Oluwatogni Grâce Aimée Allagbe, Sam Bodjrenou, Amoussa Hounkpatin Waliou |
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Prevalence of food insecurity and factors associated to low short term memory development among primary public school pupils |
Elvire Assogba, Lunginaah Isaac, Eméric Madodé Yann, Anélia Ebilola Merveile Francisco, Jahdiel Kossou, Jaurès Lokonon, Fifali Sam Ulrich Bodjrenou, Amoussa Hounkpatin Waliou |
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Participatory Insights: Understanding Adolescent Food Choices and Environments in Ethiopia and Vietnam |
Thai Hang Thi Minh, Pham Thi Thanh Thu, Beatrice Ekesa, Irmgard Jordan, Céline Termote |
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Food environments and dietary intake in urban and rural Kenya |
Céline Termote |
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Inclusion of food biodiversity through Indigenous Peoples and traditional communities in Public Food Procurement: A case study in Eastern Amazon |
Cabral B., Tomchinsky B., Frazão A., |
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Potential of using a “Agri-Nutri-Smart” school garden: Addressing nutrition challenges of school children in Sri Lanka. |
Indramali, S., Karunanayaka, M., Perera, T., Dissanayake, U., Kudagammana, T., Mohotti, J., Hunter Danny Silva R. |
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Educators’ perspectives on food literacy education in Sri Lankan schools: Barriers and pathways to improvement |
Karunanayaka M., Indramali S., Dissanayeke U., Kudagammana T., Hunter Danny Mohotti J., Perera T., Silva R. |
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Assessing fruit and vegetable consumption and its influence on malnutrition in households |
Hessede Gbahoungbola, Bodjrenou Sam, Melina Maureen Houndolo, Kevin Wabi, Malikath Bankole, Elie Koukou, Amoussa Hounkpatin Waliou, Céline Termote |
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Mapping and Evaluation of Marketing Strategies in the Food Environment of an Elementary School with a Canteen in Southern Benin |
Yévèdo Déo Grathias Kossa, Sam Bodjrenou, Melina Maureen Houndolo, Djawou Nadège Gnacadja, Waliou Amoussa Hounkpatin |
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Consumption of fruits and vegetables and associated factors in Benin, West Africa |
Hessede Gbahoungbola |
| Young adults' struggles with their food environment - a case study using participatory video making in two agro-pastoralist communities |
Irmgard Jordan |
