GAIN Discussion Paper Series 6 - Food system PPPs: can they advance public health and business goals at the same time?
- 26/05/2020
This paper considers whether Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) focused on improving diets and nutrition can simultaneously advance public health nutrition goals and business goals. Discussion around the efficiency of PPPs is polarised in the field of nutrition.
Preventing a COVID-19 food crisis – the role and opportunity for multinationals
As COVID-19 continues to impact millions of lives and jobs around the world, it is also making our global food system increasingly vulnerable. The poverty, malnutrition and food insecurity that were already challenges before the pandemic – with 820 million people chronically hungry in 2018 – are set to grow as a result of it.
GAIN Convening Paper Series 7 - Building Business Contributions for the 2020 Global Nutrition Summit
- 24/10/2019
The Building Business Contributions for the 2020 Global Nutrition Summit conference in The Hague took place as part of Workstream 2 on food systems, which is coordinated by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
GAIN announces new board appointments
The Chair of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Catherine Bertini, today announced the appointment of two new GAIN Board members: Cherrie Atilano and Sheryl Fofaria. Board appointees serve a three-year term which will begin in June 2020 at the GAIN Board meeting in the Hague, Netherlands.
GAIN Convening Paper Series 4 - Nourish our world (NOW). Creating demand for nutritious diets
- 24/10/2019
NOURISH OUR WORLD (NOW) seeks to put the power of demand creation at the core of improving the quality of diets in developing countries, especially among low-income consumers. This is because a good quality diet is central to tackling all forms of malnutrition.
World Egg Day 2019: celebrating the role of eggs in a healthy diet
On World Egg Day 2019, GAIN highlights the value and benefits of eggs for all. Providing a high-quality source of protein, eggs are among the most nutritious foods on earth. Their nutritional value is undeniable to people of all ages. For infant and children, eggs are among the best food sources as they contain nutrients which help brain development and physical growth.
Investing with a "nutrition lens" to drive progress on the Sustainable Development Goals
Poor nutrition is an untrenched global challenge that impacts many of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. Solving it will require a significant capital infusion in a more local, more sustainable, global food system able to deliver more affordable healthy food. That’s a big opportunity for impact investors.
Impact breakfast: increasing commercial investments for nutrition in frontier markets
Geneva, Switzerland
On Wednesday 9 October, GAIN together with Hivos and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will organise the "Impact breakfast: increasing commercial investments for nutrition in frontier markets".