Food is the Future
Online Webinar, Global
The Food is the Future event is convened by youth representatives interested and working in food systems, in collaboration with the 6 Action Track Chairs and their respective organisations. Invited speakers include many youth representatives from different stakeholder groups, the Action Track Chairs and those connecting food systems to other global debates such as climate change.
The Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge Launch Event
Online Webinar, Global
We are launching The Zero Hunger, Nourish the Future Pledge for the private sector on Tuesday, September 21. This is a unique opportunity for companies and investment funds to align their investments with new evidence and commitments by donors, governments, and global institutions to end hunger and nourish the future by 2030.
SME Priorities at the Pre-Summit
Providing access to close to half of consumer nutrition needs, SMEs are the key drivers of the Food System. They integrate markets hence reducing poverty and hunger. SMEs create opportunities that improve equity by enabling environments for the youth, women and other marginalized groups.
Coalition for Action for Safe Food for All Launches at the Pre-Food Systems Summit
The new Coalition aims at featuring food safety as an essential element of the United Nations Food Systems Summit Action Track 1, Ensure access to safe and nutritious food for all. During the event moderated by Caroline Smith DeWaal, Deputy Director of EatSafe, the two co-chairs of the Action Track 1, Pawan Agarwal and Delia Grace, announced the coalition’s inception.
Session: Achieving Zero Hunger Nutritiously and Sustainably
"We are truly the first generation with a real chance of ending hunger and malnutrition". GAIN Executive Director and Chair for the UN Food Systems Summit Action Track 1 Lawrence Haddad noted as he opened the Achieving Zero Hunger session at the United Nations Food Systems Summit.
Building Businesses with Nutrient Enriched Crops
Online Webinar, Global
In this webinar, we shall focus on the opportunities for the adoption of biofortified crops by SMEs and experience sharing of some of the businesses associated with biofortification. This webinar will generate awareness and interest amongst the food processors, retail markets including digital marketplaces and associated businesses in the biofortified foods supply chain.
International Youth Day – Prioritizing safely feeding the next generation
Today is International Youth Day, an awareness day created by the United Nations. The theme this year, "Transforming food systems: Youth innovation for human and planetary health", highlights the upcoming United Nations Food Systems Summit, an international event providing global leaders an opportunity to launch new policy and programmatic actions for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
A working guide for Urban Food Listing
- 09/08/2021
As the importance of national level information on dietary intakes in low- and middle-income countries is increasingly recognized; reliable methods, tools and guides to support the compilation of quality food and nutrient intake data are needed. In general, guidance on how to adequately prepare for a dietary survey prior to embarking on data collection is scarce.
Incentives and opportunities for the inclusion of SMEs in the business accountability landscape
- 29/07/2021
In January 2021, GAIN published its latest report "Business Accountability for Better Nutrition" listing concrete ways to improve business accountability by using a number of existing reporting tools to assess business impact on nutrition