New Efforts to Diagnose – and Improve – Policy Coherence for Food Systems

Some countries encourage increased consumption of nutrient-rich foods to reduce the burden of diet-related diseases such as diabetes as one of their health goals—but they also subsidise foods that can contribute to those diseases, such as sugar, edible oil, or refined grains. 

GAIN Briefing Paper Series 10 - Business Models for reaching lower income consumers with nutritious foods

- 07/08/2023

Lower-income populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) often face challenges accessing affordable, desirable, safe, and nutritious food, contributing to poor diet quality and malnutrition.

Taking stock on food systems transformation for people and planet: where do we stand two years on?

In this blog, Anouk de Vries looks at some of the work underway to deliver on the aspirations set out in the 2021 Food System Summit - making the way we grow, deliver and consume food more sustainable and healthier.

Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2023

13 November 2023 - 17 November 2023  , Malaysia

The first global stocktake will conclude at COP28 in UAE in December of this year. The stocktake offers a unique opportunity to call for decisive change. It is an opportunity to urgently respond to the need to accelerate progress by collectively embarking on a swift and profound transformation of our economic and social systems.

Business models for reaching lower income consumers with nutritious foods

- 20/07/2023

Lower-income populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) often face challenges accessing affordable, desirable, safe, and nutritious food, contributing to poor diet quality and malnutrition. As the main source of food for the majority of this population, private-sector firms have the potential to play a key role in alleviating this – and if they can do profitably, could help their bottom line in the process.

Reaching Lower-Income Consumers with Nutritious Foods: Cutting Ingredient Costs by using Lower-cost Alternatives

Companies entering the lower-income consumer market often adapt existing products to meet lower-income consumers’ needs—in particular, redesigning the product to improve affordability. One way to do this is to simply replace more expensive ingredients with cheaper alternatives, or omit certain ingredients altogether.