Fortification of cottonseed oil with vitamin A in Koulikoro and Bamako
- 01/01/2012
As part of a GAIN funded project on the fortification of cottonseed oil with vitamin A, a baseline study was conducted in Mali to determine the level of retinol serum in the target groups: children aged between 24-59 months and non-pregnant women but of reproductive age.
What is the role of animal-source foods in sustainable food systems?
Animal-source foods (ASFs) are controversial, political and personal. What is the evidence for their role in human health? The environment? This blog is based on a conference hosted by the University of California, Davis, titled "Aligning the Food System for Improved Nutrition in Animal-Source Foods" and aims to offer a window into recent scientific research and thinking.
To engage or not to engage with the private sector to advance nutrition?
Any organisation entering into a public private engagement has to be able to publicly justify using public funds. Identifying, preventing, reducing, mitigating and managing conflicts of interest is a key part of that. What are the risks of engaging with private sector?
Iron and zinc fortification of rice: measuring bioavailability in order to set optimal fortification levels to ensure program efficacy
- 25/11/2015
This report presents findings from a series of in vivo and in vitro studies to optimize iron fortification of rice in terms of iron bioavailability and sensory acceptability. It has been suggested, that zinc can negatively influence iron absorption.
"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
- 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.
Nutritious Food Foresight: twelve ways to invest in good food for emerging markets
- 13/05/2019
This report addresses a critical issue of our time – how can we exploit new ideas and new technology to nourish and feed a growing world, and do it sustainably? Working on food systems reform, it is easy to underestimate the speed of change around us. But the reality is that even in the remotest corners of the globe, the drivers of food systems change are making their presence felt with storm-like force.
Determinants of effective complementary feeding
- 01/10/2014
As stunting moves to the forefront of the global agenda, there is substantial evidence that behaviour change interventions (BCI) can improve infant feeding practices and growth. The objective of this study was to examine the design and implementation of complementary feeding behaviour change interventions, from the peer‐reviewed literature, to identify generalisable key determinants.
Home fortification of foods with multiple micronutrient powders
- 07/09/2011
Vitamin and mineral deficiencies, particularly those of iron, vitamin A and zinc, affect more than two billion people worldwide. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects and safety of home (point-of-use) fortification of foods with multiple micronutrient powders on nutritional, health, and developmental outcomes in children under two years of age.