The marketplace for nutritious foods: Rwanda landscape report
- 01/03/2016
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) has developed a successful program in several East African countries to address malnutrition through a market-based approach – the Marketplace for Nutritious Foods. This program is in place in Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenya, and is being expanded to Rwanda.
Innovative business models for proximate processing of fresh fruits and vegetables
- 01/10/2017
In this Learning Brief, the Postharvest Loss Alliance for Nutrition (PLAN) explores various business models for proximate processing that are being applied in other countries. This brief is meant to serve as a primer for Nigerian business owners interested in learning more about proximate processing and its potential applications for their business.
So, why did I join GAIN?
My warm thanks to the hundreds of you who have sent me messages of congratulations about my recent appointment to the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). So, why did I decide to apply for the GAIN Executive Director position and why did I accept the Board’s offer to join? (I begin on October 1).
Embodying the future: how to improve the nutrition status of adolescents?
- 30/05/2017
Improving the nutrition status of adolescents is vital for future economic growth. This presentation was given by Lawrence Haddad, GAIN's Executive Director at the World Health Assembly 70 side event. The presentation focuses on the need for all stakeholders to make improving nutrition of adolescents a priority.
Tackling nutrition inequalities at the heart of the food system
- 12/06/2017
This presentation was given by Lawrence Haddad, GAIN's Executive Director, at the EAT Forum held in Stockholm in 2017. It focused on three inequalities at the heart of the food system that generate poor nutrition outcomes.
Leveraging agricultural systems to improve nutrition security
- 01/01/2014
This report presents possible nutrition interventions in agricultural systems for 10 priority global commodity supply chains. In recent years, global attention has focused increasingly on sustainability programs and certification standards for cash and food crops.
Improving urban nutrition in Africa and Asia through policy change
- 01/05/2018
This document makes the case for cities to increase their focus on policies and practices that improve the consumption of safe and nutritious food. Urbanisation contributes to shifts in lifestyle, consumption patterns and economic activities, which may lead to adverse outcomes in poor diet and nutrition.
Improving nutritious food systems by establishing national micronutrient premix supply systems
- 01/02/2016
This document highlights high-quality fortification premix (vitamins and minerals) as a necessary factor to improve the nutritious quality of food systems and achieve the intended health impact through national food fortification programs.
Cultivating nutritious food systems: a snapshot report
- 01/01/2014
This report discusses the challenges and opportunities in linking agriculture and nutrition in the face of negative impact of climate change on global hunger. As part of a concerted effort to overcome this silos between the two camps, this report presents initiatives across the world that showcases successful examples of bringing agriculture and nutrition together.