Nigeria cold chain capacity mapping-postharvest loss alliance for nutrition (PLAN)
This research brief summarizes findings from the national cold chain capacity mapping of Nigeria, conducted between December 2017 and February 2018. Despite having the largest economy in Africa, Nigeria has among the world’s highest burdens of malnutrition. Improving supply chain infrastructure and food storage practices has the potential to significantly reduce postharvest losses and waste across the country.
Nutritious Food Foresight: twelve ways to invest in good food for emerging markets
This report addresses a critical issue of our time – how can we exploit new ideas and new technology to nourish and feed a growing world, and do it sustainably? Working on food systems reform, it is easy to underestimate the speed of change around us. But the reality is that even in the remotest corners of the globe, the drivers of food systems change are making their presence felt with storm-like force.
Food Tank Summit
New York, United States
The NYC Food Tank Summit examines how we can scale out solutions already working to prevent loss and waste by bringing together the world’s thought leaders including funders, academics, food businesses, celebrity chefs, farmers, food journalists, researchers, activists, and more.
Using ethnography in implementation research to improve nutrition interventions in populations
‘Implementation research in nutrition’ is an emerging area of study aimed at building evidence‐based knowledge and sound theory to design and implement programs that will effectively deliver nutrition interventions. This paper describes some of the basic features of ethnography and illustrates its applications in components of the implementation process.
Food Tank Summit – Focusing on Food Loss and Waste
New York, United States
Food Tank hosted the summit titled "Focusing on Food Loss and Waste", on 13 September 2017. Bonnie McClafferty, GAIN’s Director of Agriculture for Nutrition, spoke about the disconnect between diet, public health, and nutrition.
1st All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition
- Nairobi, Kenya
The event, whose theme was “Reducing Food Losses and Waste: Sustainable Solutions for Africa”, discussed challenges and opportunities in the postharvest management sector in Africa and developed concrete plans for post-harvest food loss and waste reduction in.
4th African SANKALP meeting
- Nairobi, Kenya
A GAIN-led multi sectoral delegation took part in the 4th SANKALP African Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, in February. The event was attended by more than 900 delegates and over 60 speakers from the areas of investment, innovation and entrepreneurship.
The 2018 Access to Nutrition Index and the need for a "charter for responsible food and beverage companies"
This week sees the launch of the third global index and it provides a highly credible set of scores. The Access to Nutrition Index (ATNI) is one of the few independent science-based mechanisms to fame and shame the 22 biggest food and beverage companies on their efforts to improve nutrition through the marketing and formulation of their products.