Reports and publications

The partnering toolbook

- 01/01/2013

The Partnering toolbook builds on the experience of those who have been at the forefront of innovative partnerships and offers a concise overview of the essential elements that make for effective partnering.

GAIN-IDS discussion paper – nutritious agriculture by design: a tool for program planning

- 01/04/2013

GAIN and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have developed this tool programme planning document to assess and improve the linkages between agriculture and nutrition. 

Nutritional guidelines for complementary foods and complementary food supplements supported by GAIN

- 01/05/2014

This document details the nutritional guidelines for GAIN-supported projects for infants and young children. GAIN supports companies and agencies in the development, production and marketing of these three types of products to improve the nutritional status of older infants and young children in several developing countries.

Making a difference in the first 1000 days to improve the lives of children and women

- 26/02/2015

This presentation is an overview of GAIN's Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) programme, which aims to improve availability and accessibility of affordable nutritious infant foods through innovative and new delivery models. It presents the three models of delivery (public, fully commercial and social business), a map of its 23 projects in 17 countries and six lessons derived from IYCN's operations.

The #FutureFortified Global Summit on food fortification

- 09/09/2015

This report details the event proceedings and recommendations from the Global Summit on Food Fortification. The Summit was hosted by the Tanzanian Government and GAIN in Arusha, Tanzania in September 2015. The Summit brought together parties interested in large-scale fortification: millers, the food industry, implementing agencies and governments. 

Embodying the future: how to improve the nutrition status of adolescents?

- 30/05/2017

Improving the nutrition status of adolescents is vital for future economic growth. This presentation was given by Lawrence Haddad, GAIN's Executive Director at the World Health Assembly 70 side event. The presentation focuses on the need for all stakeholders to make improving nutrition of adolescents a priority. 

Tackling nutrition inequalities at the heart of the food system

- 12/06/2017

This presentation was given by Lawrence Haddad, GAIN's Executive Director, at the EAT Forum held in Stockholm in 2017. It focused on three inequalities at the heart of the food system that generate poor nutrition outcomes.

The role of the private sector in rice fortification

- 01/01/2017

This report outlines the various private sector actors involved in rice fortification, as well as the interests and role of those actors. It offers case studies which further illustrate what the critical role of the private sector has been in various delivery models. 

Shaping markets to combat undernutrition: rethinking approaches to scaling up the role of the private sector

- 01/09/2011

This paper provides a snapshot of new approaches and innovations led by the private sector to shape and change food consumption patterns. It also raises the question of how to build on these models to redress the urgent dietary needs of some two billion undernourished people. 

Introducing successful practices for improved access to nutritious complementary foods

- 01/04/2014

This report presents the potential contribution of market-based solutions to improve the quality of nutrition in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life. It discusses the successes and failures of best practice organisations that successfully sell nutritious complementary foods and supplements for infants in developing countries.