- 01/01/2013
This concept brief advocates for addressing nutrition security of coffee farmers to break the vicious cycle of under-nourished coffee families over generations. The successful integration of interventions in tea certification training programs could lead to a more diversified and nutritious local diet, resulting in healthier and more productive coffee farmers.
The Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro provided a platform for raising the issues of malnutrition and hunger. Here are some of the highlights.
GAIN is taking part in the Effective Altruism (EA) Global Summit at the University of Berkeley. The event brings together students, professors, public and private sector professionals who identify themselves as part of the effective altruism community. Effective Altruism is a global movement/philosophy that uses evidence and reason for determining the most effective ways to improve the world.
My warm thanks to the hundreds of you who have sent me messages of congratulations about my recent appointment to the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). So, why did I decide to apply for the GAIN Executive Director position and why did I accept the Board’s offer to join? (I begin on October 1).
- 23/11/2018
There is a large unfinished agenda around legislating the fortification of grains with iron and folic acid, and the fortification of edible oils and vitamin A. This briefing paper calls for enactment and enforcement of fortification legislation, and the improvement of the quality and coverage of existing programmes.
- 01/08/2015
This Rice Fortification toolkit describes in detail the process to blend fortified kernels with milled, non-fortified rice in order to produce fortified rice. It describes the equipment required, its integration with a typical milling facility and important quality control aspects.
- 01/01/2018
This policy guidance document serves as a resource for those responsible for food fortification policy development and programme implementation. Its overarching aim is to help countries achieve the target public health outcomes that are established by stakeholders at the outset of food fortification programmes.
- 01/01/2013
The Partnering toolbook builds on the experience of those who have been at the forefront of innovative partnerships and offers a concise overview of the essential elements that make for effective partnering.
- 01/04/2013
GAIN and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have developed this tool programme planning document to assess and improve the linkages between agriculture and nutrition.
- 01/05/2014
This document details the nutritional guidelines for GAIN-supported projects for infants and young children. GAIN supports companies and agencies in the development, production and marketing of these three types of products to improve the nutritional status of older infants and young children in several developing countries.