Impacts of COVID-19 on small- and medium-sized enterprises in the Rwandan food system

Impacts of COVID-19 on small- and medium-sized enterprises in the Rwandan food system

- 07/04/2021

GAIN and partners, including the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Business Network (co-convened by the World Food Programme (WFP)), undertook a survey of food system SMEs in Rwanda in October/November 2020, aiming to assess the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated control measures on their businesses and their support needs.
Impact of COVID-19 on Kenya’s Food Systems - Situation Report Edition II

Impact of COVID-19 on Kenya’s Food Systems - Situation Report Edition II

- 24/03/2021

The COVID-19 pandemic and its second wave have continued to negatively impact the livelihoods and threaten the food security and nutrition (FSN) of many households in Kenya. In response to mitigate these impacts, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) developed the Keeping Food Markets Working (KFMW) programme to provide targeted support to help sustain core food systems, workers and markets during the COVID-19 emergency.
Impact of COVID-19 on Nigeria's Food Systems situation report – Edition II

Impact of COVID-19 on Nigeria's Food Systems situation report – Edition II

- 24/03/2021

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is disrupting the world as we know it, with a heavy toll on human lives and economic activities. Its rapid global spread is threatening to affect millions of people already made vulnerable by food insecurity, malnutrition and the effects of conflict and other disasters. 
Building Back Safer: Aligning Food Security and Food Safety

Building Back Safer: Aligning Food Security and Food Safety

In late February, twenty-four World Food Prize Laureates penned a letter asking the Biden Administration for help. These internationally recognized and exceptional Laureates are known to have advanced the quantity, quality, availability of, or access to food through creative interventions within the food system.
Staple Food Fortification - a commitment guide for the UN Food Systems Summit and Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit

Staple Food Fortification - a commitment guide for the UNFSS and Tokyo N4G Summit

- 24/03/2021

The UN Food Systems Summit, UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) and Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit will take place towards the end of 2021. All three events are key milestones on the road to recovery from the devastating impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic on food security and nutrition. The summits are also key moments to mobilize support for and prioritization of staple food fortification as a no-regrets, gamechanging intervention to fight disease and poverty among the world’s most vulnerable communities.
GAIN Briefing Paper Series 4 - Nutrient shortfalls in young children's diets and the role of affordability

GAIN Briefing Paper Series 4 - Nutrient shortfalls in young children's diets and the role of affordability

- 23/03/2021

For millions of children in Eastern and Southern Africa and South Asia, current diets do not contain enough nutrients for proper growth and development. This is a tragedy. New evidence has recently been published that sheds light on the nutrient gaps experienced by young children in 14 countries in these regions and examines which foods might be affordably used to fill them. This briefing paper highlights the key findings from this research.
World Water Day: What does water mean to you?

World Water Day: What does water mean to you?

Water is often described as a precious commodity, but it is so much more than that. It enables and sustains life. In households, schools and workplaces. Water can mean health, hygiene, dignity and productivity. In cultural, religious and spiritual places, water can mean a connection with creation, community and oneself. In natural spaces, water can mean peace, harmony and preservation.