GAIN programme A1

Transforming Food Systems

Market-based solutions for better nutrition outcomes

Nutritious foods such as vegetables and animal-source foods are often inconvenient, unattractive, too expensive or unavailable. Through market-based solutions in six African countries, GAIN connects families, school children and workers with affordable, safe and healthy food.

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A1 programme

Our focus in Africa

Six countries, each focused on priority value chains that improve access to affordable, safe and nutritious foods.

Kenya

Vegetables

Mozambique

Fish & Poultry

Ethiopia

Dairy & Fortified Oil

Nigeria

Vegetables & Fortified Rice

Benin

Vegetables & Fortified Oil, Salt and Maize Flour

Uganda

Vegetables

Country programmes

Explore how A1 is working across six African countries to make nutritious foods more desirable, affordable, accessible, and sustainable for low-income consumers. Each country programme focuses on priority value chains, from vegetables and animal-source foods to fortified staples, using market-based solutions to improve diet quality and resilience.

Africa map showing GAIN A1 programme countries

Kenya

Vegetables for All

Uses FoodFiti, mama mboga vendors, safe supply chains and food safety advocacy to increase vegetable consumption across six counties.

Our impact so far

25 million base of pyramid consumers reached, including families, workers and school children

Kenya

  • Access to vegetables improved for 2.6m people
  • 3.3m reached through radio/TV
  • 1.7m reached through interactions

Mozambique

  • 1,322 retail sales points improved with cold chain/dry storage
  • Access to animal source foods improved for over 1m people
  • 5.5m reached through radio/TV
  • 3.5m starting to buy more animal source foods

Ethiopia

  • 2.6m reached through radio/TV
  • 1.1m reached through interactions
  • 310,323 now consume dairy at least twice a week
  • Menus improved for 25,742 workers

Nigeria

  • 66,806 school children now consume fortified rice twice a week
  • 20,600 farmers trained in Good Agronomic Practices
  • 153,853 families reached with vegetable consumption messages

Uganda

  • Access to vegetables improved for 793,760 people
  • 599,878 reached through radio/TV
  • 147,400 reached through interactions
  • Menus improved for 9,084 workers

Benin

  • 1.2m school children reached with fortified oil
  • SMEs supported to fortify maize, salt and edible oil
  • Access to vegetables improved for 197,640 people
  • 264,556 reached through radio/TV
  • 172,550 reached through interactions