The Food Systems Countdown Initiative Policy Report 2023

- 13/12/2023

Food systems are a foundation of human and planetary well-being and central to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Yet they also contribute to ill health, inequity, environmental degradation, and greenhouse gas emissions. These challenges demand urgent food systems transformation. Such a transformation requires understanding the status of food systems across their diverse functions.

TURFS Consortium launched to transform urban-rural food systems with cities as entry points

The Transforming Urban Rural Food Systems (TURFS) Consortium launched its Strategy for Food Systems Transformation at COP28 on ‘Food, Agriculture and Water’ day.

GAIN celebrates innovative MRS award for our Global Diet Quality Project

GAIN announce that the Global Diet Quality Project (GDQP) has been honored with the prestigious Best International Research Award 2023 by the UK's Market Research Society.

GAIN Working Paper Series n°38 - Models for Workforce Nutrition Programmes in Factory Settings

- 30/11/2023

The objective of this working paper is to reflect on current programmatic approaches that aim to improve access to and demand for healthier diets via employer delivery mechanisms in factory settings.

GAIN Working Paper Series 37 - Models for Workforce Nutrition Programmes in Farm Settings

- 30/11/2023

The objective of this working paper is to reflect on current programmatic approaches that aim to improve access and demand for nutritious foods via employer delivery mechanisms in farm settings.

TURFS Strategy

- 28/11/2023

A strategy to catalyse a global food systems transformation for people, planet and prosperity using cities as entry points.

Reaching Lower-Income Consumers with Nutritious Foods: Increase value through convenience

From the consumer perspective, product costs can include not only monetary costs but also time and effort costs of acquiring, preparing, and consuming foods: for the consumer, these jointly shape the product's effective affordability. The cost of time and fuel to prepare food is not insignificant in many low- and middle-income countries.

Reaching Lower-Income Consumers with Nutritious Foods - Using small package sizes

One of the simplest ways to alter affordability is simply to sell products in small package sizes. This is probably the most common strategy used for reaching lower-income consumers across product types and contexts.

In a world of rising conflict, we must cultivate the fields to grow peace

As thousands congregate in Iowa for the 2023 Borlaug Dialogue to search for ways to end global hunger and celebrate this year’s World Food Prize Laureate, his words ring truer than ever.

Food Safety, Traditional Markets, and Consumer Demand in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Landscape Synthesis

- 09/11/2023

The scope of this review focused on traditional markets, which provide millions of people with nutrient-rich commodities like animal-source foods and fresh produce. However, these same foods are the leading cause of foodborne disease globally. The research, based on insights from 11 literature reviews, revealed that there is a strong connection between food safety, nutrition, and health. To address these issues, a food systems approach is required.