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GAIN Briefing Paper Series 1 - The Fortification Assessment Coverage Toolkit (FACT)

GAIN Briefing Paper Series 1 - The Fortification Assessment Coverage Toolkit (FACT)

- 24/07/2019

The FACT provides details on how to plan, design, implement, analyse, and report a FACT survey. It was designed to help stakeholders collect, analyse, and synthesise standardised data on quality, coverage, and consumption of fortified foods, and fills a gap in the availability of standardised tools to generate information to understand how well programmes are working and how to improve them. 
The evidence for workforce nutrition programmes

The evidence for workforce nutrition programmes

- 01/07/2019

In this series, GAIN outlines the evidence for the four most common workforce nutrition interventions: healthy food at work; nutrition education; nutrition-focused health checks; and breastfeeding support. Each evidence brief outlines the possible interventions, reviews the literature to date, suggests best practices, and showcases success stories from front-runner businesses in the specific intervention area.
"Seeds of Prosperity" programme: results and next steps

"Seeds of Prosperity" programme: results and next steps

- 01/01/2018

The Seeds of Prosperity programme works through commodity supply chains to improve workers’ diets and hygiene practices. This brief present results and next steps from programme evaluations in three sites across India and Kenya. Evaluations found improvements to dietary diversity, handwashing practices, and perceptions of trust for the programme among target groups.
"Seeds of Prosperity" programme: making business work for nutrition and nutrition work for business

"Seeds of Prosperity" programme: making business work for nutrition and nutrition work for business

- 01/01/2018

This brief provides an overview of the Seeds of Prosperity programme. Through the Seeds of Prosperity the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH), and Unilever are working through commodity supply chains to improve workers’ diets and hygiene practices.
A child’s daily nutrition within a small sachet

A child’s daily nutrition within a small sachet

- 01/06/2012

Bangladesh is effectively implementing measures to address high rates of malnutrition. This brief presents the Pushtikona model and the partnership formed with Renata, a pharmaceutical company and BRAC, to deliver micronutrient powders across Bangladesh. 
Access to start-up and middle-level equity finance for Nigerian agribusinesses

Access to start-up and middle-level equity finance for Nigerian agribusinesses

- 01/07/2017

In this Learning Brief, the Postharvest Loss Alliance for Nutrition (PLAN) explores some of the equity funding options available to small- and medium-sized agribusinesses in Nigeria. This brief is meant to serve as a primer to help business owners gain a better understanding of how to make their business ideas more attractive to investors.
Innovative business models for proximate processing of fresh fruits and vegetables

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.
Increasing tea productivity through improved nutrition: a call to action

Increasing tea productivity through improved nutrition: a call to action

- 01/01/2013

This concept brief advocates for addressing nutrition security of tea farmers to break the vicious cycle of under-nourished coffee families over generations. The successful integration of interventions in tea certification training programs could lead to a more diversified and nutritious local diet, resulting in healthier and more productive tea farmers.
Increasing coffee productivity through improved nutrition: a call to action

Increasing coffee productivity through improved nutrition: a call to action

- 01/01/2013

This concept brief advocates for addressing nutrition security of coffee farmers to break the vicious cycle of under-nourished coffee families over generations. The successful integration of interventions in tea certification training programs could lead to a more diversified and nutritious local diet, resulting in healthier and more productive coffee farmers.
Kenya fortified micronutrient supplements initiative (MSI)

Kenya fortified micronutrient supplements initiative (MSI)

- 01/01/2011

Millions of families worldwide face inadequate access to diverse and nutritious foods. This brief presents GAIN’s Multinutrient Supplements Initiative (MSI) in Kenya, showcasing the success stories of delivering fortified foods and nutrient supplement to vulnerable families throughout the country.

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