Science of new IPCC report makes clear: we ignore Food Systems at our peril

The latest IPCC report marks a step change in recognising links between food and the climate crisis. Food systems, which are mentioned 350 times in the report, are already creaking under the pressure of multiple climate shocks, changing weather patterns, ecosystem collapse and degradation of land, soils and waterways.

GAIN supports 2022 as the Year of Nutrition for Africa

The African Union and African Heads of State and Governments have designated 2022 as the Year of Nutrition for Africa. We, GAIN’s country leaders in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria and Mozambique, applaud this initiative simply because while there has been a lot of progress across Africa, more needs to be done, in particular to secure the investments needed to implement a nutrition action plan that reduces malnutrition across the continent.

GAIN Working Paper Series 24 - National governments support measures for small business during the COVID-19 pandemic

This report presents the findings from an assessment of 163 policy measures by national governments to support micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in nine low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) between March 2020 and March 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

NC Africa- Setting the Scene: Nutrition Outlook 2022.

02 February 2022  Online Webinar., Global

Setting scene for the next 12 months, the webinar will bring together different stakeholders across the continent working towards, or interested in, providing solutions to malnutrition in the continent to highlight their priority areas towards building Africa’s Nutrition stability both at organizational and the continental level.

A tribute to the late Dr. Ferew Lemma

Over the holiday period the nutrition community - and the world - lost a powerful champion: Dr. Ferew Lemma. This is our abiding memory of Ferew: calm in a crisis, but passionate about improving people’s lives; still when listening, but restless to find solutions; quiet in meetings, but forceful when it comes to implementing decisions.  

Financing for nutrition: Leveraging the pivotal role of Public Development Banks

17 December 2021  Online Webinar, Global

This event will focus on the pivotal role of PDBs in food and nutrition. The PDB coalition proposed by IFAD will also be presented. This initiative seeks to improve PDBs’ capacity to contribute to the transformation of sustainable food systems that can provide good and adequate nutrition to everyone.

Fruits and Vegetables - Key components of healthy diet

Fruits and vegetables are recommended across all dietary guidelines. Despite the nutrition credentials of vegetables, they remain relatively scarce and expensive in many low-income settings, including across many of the countries where GAIN’s main offices are based.

Nobel Peace Prize Forum 2021 - The Food Effect

11 December 2021  Online Webinar, Global

Join the Nobel Peace Prize Forum 2021 as we hear from leading experts and innovators in the fight for food security and a sustainable future. Together, we will explore why and how food plays a central role in reaching the UN Sustainable Development Goals and how every person can join the effort to eradicate hunger and malnutrition. 

GAIN Briefing Paper Series 8 - GAIN's definition of nutritious and safe foods

GAIN’s mission and strategy revolve around the core concept of "nutritious and safe foods". In addition, there is a growing consensus that foods should be produced sustainably - i.e., that one should take into account the environmental impact associated with the production of these foods.