GAIN Discussion Paper Series 3 - Promoting nutritious foods choices through the use of front-of-package labels and visual cues
- 27/03/2020
Devising strategies to support consumer food choices is a high priority for the food systems and health agenda. Front-of-package labels (FOPL) provide visible nutrition information on packaged foods and have been introduced in 55 countries.
GAIN Convening Paper Series 6 - Front-of-pack labelling and visual cues as tools to influence consumer food choices in low- and middle-income countries
- 27/03/2020
Most front-of-pack labelling (FOPL) systems operate in high-income countries (HICs) on packaged foods purchased in a supermarket setting. To explore the role that FOPL and other types of visual cues could play in supporting consumers’ ability to choose nutritious foods in LMICs, GAIN convened three workshops in 2018-2019.
The COVID-19 Crisis and Food Systems: addressing threats, creating opportunities
With the spread of COVID-19 we find ourselves plunged into a global health crisis. By most accounts we are only at the early stages of the pandemic so it is going to reshape economy, society and politics, probably permanently.
Geneva Food Systems Dialogues
Geneva, Global
The Food Systems Dialogues are a global series of facilitated round-table discussions that encourage collective action for transforming food systems. The dialogue aims to bring together diverse actors in food systems to share perspectives, examine opportunities, and understand trade-offs for change.
GAIN announces new board appointments
The Chair of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Catherine Bertini, today announced the appointment of two new GAIN Board members: Cherrie Atilano and Sheryl Fofaria. Board appointees serve a three-year term which will begin in June 2020 at the GAIN Board meeting in the Hague, Netherlands.
GAIN Briefing Paper Series 2 - Animal-source foods for human and planetary health
- 28/02/2020
Animal-source foods (ASF) have long been important components of human diets, providing essential macro- and micronutrients. However, ASF production has increasingly been scrutinised as a driver of negative global environmental change, including climate change.
Empowering women throughout the food supply chain
Today marks International Women’s Day – an occasion to reflect on the contributions of women worldwide and, for GAIN, to reflect on how we are working to engage and empower women through our work. Over the past decade, there has been growing focus on empowering women in agriculture - and with good reason. Women’s participation in agriculture varies by region, but in many African countries, women make up close to half of the agricultural labour force.
Postponement of the Micronutrient Forum 5th Global Conference and Second Global Summit on Food Fortification
Due to guidance from the Government of Thailand, in response to the threat of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Southeast Asia, we are postponing the Micronutrient Forum 5th Global Conference and the Second Global Summit on Food Fortification to a later, as-yet-unspecified date.