When you buy a pack of flour labelled "fortified", you should be able to trust that it contains the added micronutrients it promises. You take it home expecting it to contribute to the nutrition of the people who will eat it.
For years, sand and sudden rain could reduce the value of Isabel Alfândega’s dried fish. A solar drying tent now keeps her fish off the ground, shortens the drying process and helps her secure a better price.
What does it take to create workplaces where women can truly thrive? Elizabeth Maddison reflects on GAIN’s gender commitments, progress in leadership and representation, and why sustained attention to systems, data and organisational practice remains critical as new challenges continue to shape women’s opportunities.
How does climate change affect not only how much food we produce, but also the nutritional quality of the food we consume?
Climate change is already affecting Indonesia through rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, sea level rise, droughts, floods, and increasingly frequent hydrometeorological disasters.
At the Africa Food Systems Forum 2026 in Kigali, Dr Lawrence Haddad reflects on three priorities for accelerating food systems transformation: shifting demand towards healthier and more sustainable foods, turning strategies into investable action, and building partnerships strong enough to move both fast and far.
He also highlights why AFSF remains a uniquely valuable space for governments, businesses, investors and researchers to connect and drive practical change.
Embedding Workforce Nutrition into industrial settings can help workplaces move beyond simply providing meals towards creating healthier food environments.
Drawing on a collaborative pilot in Hattar Industrial Estate, Pakistan, this blog explores how nutrition education, employer engagement and locally produced healthier snacks can support employee wellbeing.
Jack bean offers Indonesia a practical, climate-resilient crop option at a time when El Niño, drought and rising climate variability are putting farmers, food security and agricultural systems under increasing pressure. Drawing on experiences from drought-prone regions across Indonesia, the blog highlights how jack bean continues to grow, flower and produce when crops such as maize, chili and soybean struggle or fail.
A new tool helps decision makers do just that. The Priority List uses a holistic food rating system called the Nutritional Value Score to identify the most nutritious foods for programmes and policies.
In low- and middle-income countries where GAIN and partners work, every bite counts towards tackling persistent undernutrition and rising rates of diet-related chronic disease.
In Tehene, a remote community near Gurué in central Mozambique, high costs and difficult market access mean families rarely eat animal-source foods such as frozen fish or chicken. To help close this gap, entrepreneur Inocêncio Calado founded Alto Licungo, a cold chain distribution business supported by GAIN’s Improving the Consumption of Animal Source Foods project. Inspired by his late father, Inocêncio is helping transport perishable foods safely across long distances so rural communities can access nutritious foods more regularly.
According to the 2026 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, an estimated 935 million people in sub-Saharan Africa cannot afford a healthy diet. This stark reality underscores one of the region's greatest nutrition challenges: ensuring that nutritious foods are not only available, but also affordable for the people who need them most.
Addressing this challenge requires strong agrifood businesses capable of producing, processing and distributing nutritious foods at scale. This is precisely why the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) launched the Nutritious Foods Financing Facility (N3F).
