To contribute to a better understanding of the mycotoxin-stunting relationship, the Feed the Future Feed the Future Nutrition Innovation Lab-Asia proposes to explore the impact of mycotoxins, with a focus on mycotoxins on child nutrition in Nepal. Through its PoSHAN study, the Nutrition Innovation Lab-Asia is currently undertaking research in Nepal in collaboration with the Child Health Division of the Ministry of Health and Population and multiple local partners on how investments in agriculture can achieve significant impacts on maternal and child nutrition, and on demonstrating how large-scale programs best incorporate such evidence into cost-effective multi-sectoral interventions. Adding a study component on food safety (mycotoxin contamination of the food supply) will significantly enhance our understanding of nutrition outcomes linked to investments in agriculture. As noted by participants of the IFPRI/BMGF (2012) meeting, "only 35% of stunting of children can be attributed to known factors". This leaves room for research to uncover other suspected contributors to the world's huge nutrition problems, which could then lead testable recommendations for innovative interventions to address newly identified factors. The team will assess current mycotoxin risk so that potential mitigation strategies can be developed.