New global estimates of micronutrient deficiencies
Online Webinar, Global
Join this panel discussion on Monday, 17 October 2022 to learn about the magnitude of micronutrient malnutrition worldwide and ways to accelerate progress through cost-effective and scalable actions.
What people on low incomes seek in nutritious foods
Food choice is complex. It involves psychological factors (like mood and preferences), sociocultural ones (like traditions and taboos), sensory appeal (like taste), health perceptions, ethical concerns (like animal welfare), social interactions (like peer influences), and socio-demographic aspects (like education).
The Nutritious Foods Financing Facility (N3F) - an innovative proof-of-concept partnership for impact investing in nutrition
In a recent report, Overcoming Multistakeholder Partnership Financing Hurdles to Accelerate the SDGs, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and partners discuss the funding challenges and lessons learned of commercially driven multi-stakeholder partnerships and share some recommendations on how to effectively drive positive impact on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
GAIN's Response to COVID-19 - Keeping Food Markets Working
- 20/09/2022
GAIN, Unilever, and the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) saw an opportunity to improve the nutrition and health of farmers, workers, and their families in supply chains, whilst working to increase supplier and worker satisfaction, productivity and brand loyalty.
The UN Food Systems Summit
- 15/09/2022
The UNSG’s Special Envoy for the Summit, Dr. Agnes Kalibata invited GAIN’s Executive Director Dr. Lawrence Haddad to lead Action Track 1 (AT1) on Ensuring Access to Safe and Nutritious Food for All.
The Food Systems Dashboard
- 14/09/2022
Supported initially by the Dutch Government and the Rockefeller Foundation and launched in the journal Nature Food in June 2020, GAIN, along with Johns Hopkins University, FAO, CIAT, the University of Michigan and Ag2Nut decided to create a platform that pulled together all the high-quality data available, organise it by food system component and make it easy to analyse, compare and visualise.
Reducing post capture fish losses in Indonesia - I-Plan
- 12/09/2022
In 2018 GAIN began work in collaboration with the District Fisheries Offices of Indonesia’s Ministry of Maritime Affairs (MMAF) to develop the Indonesia Postharvest Loss Alliance for Nutrition (I-PLAN). I-PLAN aimed to improve the domestic supply of fish by reducing post-harvest losses.
Rising food and input prices, alongside ongoing contextual challenges, are putting pressure on food system SMEs
So how are small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – which make up the bulk of the food system in low- and middle-income countries – coping with these challenges? A recent online survey by the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Business Network aimed to answer this question.
Transforming food systems and improving diets
Bonn, Germany, Germany
This joint event by the Center for Development Research (ZEF) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) aims to discuss possible steps towards sustainable food system transformation with diverse stakeholders and a particular focus on transitioning to healthier diets by expanding access to safe and nutritious foods for those low-income consumers most vulnerable to malnutrition.