Nutritional Value Score Rates Foods Based on Nutrient Density and Noncommunicable Disease Prevention

- 26/03/2026

Nutrient deficiencies and related undernutrition (including stunting, wasting, and anemia) are widespread in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with as many as 9 in 10 females being deficient in ≥1 micronutrient and 1 in 2 females experiencing anemia in several countries in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

Food Fortification protects billions—but could triple its impact

- 26/03/2026

New analysis provides first-ever global estimates of how fortified foods improve nutrition and the untapped potential to dramatically expand benefits at a minimal cost.

Nutrition for Growth Paris 2025: Tracking Commitments to Large-Scale Food Fortification

- 23/03/2026

Ending hunger and malnutrition in all its forms is about more than securing enough food to survive – what people eat must also be nutritious. However, nutritious foods and, by extension, healthy diets are unaffordable and unattainable for vast numbers of families. Approximately 2.8 billion people worldwide – a third of the global population – cannot afford a diet with the minimum variety of food necessary to meet essential nutrition standards. This affordability gap is most acute in low-income countries, where up to 3 in 4 people lack the means for a nutritionally adequate diet.

Clean Energy to Nourish a Continent: Unlocking renewable power for Africa’s food systems

- 18/03/2026

This white paper was commissioned by Partners in Food Solutions, SNV*, and GAIN and prepared with research, technical, and drafting support from Earth Partners Ltd. The authoring organisations extend their sincere gratitude to the funders, partners, and food processors for their generous contribution in making this research possible. The analysis reflects an independent synthesis of evidence and stakeholder perspectives and should not be interpreted as representing the official views, policies, or positions of the authoring organisations, their governing bodies, partners, or funders.

Why Nutrition Starts Long Before the Plate

When we think about improving nutrition, our minds often jump to the dinner plate: the colourful vegetables, the lean proteins, the whole grains. We focus on consumer choices, dietary guidelines, and the individual responsibility to eat healthily. But what if the most critical decisions shaping our nutrition have already been made long before the food reaches our plate? What if the very food environments where we buy our food are the true starting point for a healthy diet?

Webinar: From Market Stalls to City Government Halls

24 March 2026- 24 March 2026Global

This Inspirational Kongamano webinar brings together city and market actors who are actively working to build more just, sustainable, and resilient food systems — with a clear focus on improving access to healthy diets. You’ll hear practical insights on: Innovative approaches to market investment Inclusive models for food systems governance Strengthening nutrition capacity at city level The session will also draw from lessons emerging from GAIN’s food systems governance programme and its partnerships for impact. We’re joined by speakers from ICLEI World Secretariat, ICLEI Africa, Nutrition in City Ecosystems (NICE), GAIN, and other leading organisations working at the forefront of urban food systems transformation. If you are working on, or interested in, how cities can better deliver healthy diets, this session offers grounded perspectives and real-world examples to learn from.

GAIN Working Paper n°65: Cities Accelerating Transitions to Regenerative Food Systems

- 09/03/2026

Transformation towards just and sustainable food systems is needed to ensure the health of people and the planet. Current large-scale industrial agri-food systems practices across an increasingly urbanised system are increasing soil degradation. These practices, alongside intersecting environmental challenges and widening socio-economic inequalities, are negatively impacting food security and access to healthy diets and increasing interest in climate-smart, agroecological, and regenerative food production. Cities are dynamic places of human settlement where food systems innovation can be catalysed. This makes them key to food policy and delivering nourishing, just and sustainable food systems. In 2024-5, the Transforming Urban Rural Food Systems (TURFS) Consortium conducted a mixed-methods exploratory inquiry in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to explore how cities can incentivise regenerative agricultural transitions.

Breaking Barriers in the Field: How Good Nature Agro (GNA) is Boosting Women’s Leadership in Agricultural Extension

Good Nature Agro (GNA), a Zambia-based enterprise with presence in Malawi and South Africa, produces high-quality groundnut and bean seeds and commodities, distributed across Southern and Central Africa, including Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Namibia. Founded in 2014, GNA has supported over 20,000 smallholder farmers this season with seeds, training and market access to improve incomes and livelihoods. From its early years, GNA set a target of 40% female farmer representation and invested in key programs to improve female farmers’ experience. Initiatives included co-farmer registration for digital payments, family financial literacy training, pre-harvest payments and loans, asset financing, and gender training for all field staff. These efforts created measurable impacts on productivity and strengthened women’s engagement in high-value markets. Recent surveys confirmed that female farmers continue to experience increased production efficiency and have a positive experience with GNA, reflected in a 60 Decibels net promoter score of 57 (the likelihood of farmers recommending GNA to others, on a scale from -100 to +100).