Power on your plate
- Arusha, Tanzania
"Power on your plate" is an all-Africa summit on diversifying food systems with African traditional vegetables to increase health, nutrition and wealth. With more than 20% of Africa’s population undernourished and close to one-third food insecure, it is clear that food systems must change - to nourish people, not merely feed them.
Complementary feeding gaps and affordability in Eastern and Southern Africa: new evidence from the RISING project
Poor quality diets for young children after they stop exclusive breastfeeding is a major nutrition challenge in many countries. If the complementary foods provided to young children lack essential proteins, vitamins and minerals, it can hinder growth and development and make them vulnerable to illnesses.
Egg consumption in Africa: a big opportunity for African enterprises
This factsheet highlights the vastly different levels of egg supply seen across African regions, selected African countries, and selected high-income countries. It discusses why eggs remain scarce and expensive in many low-income settings, including across much of Western, Eastern, and Middle Africa.
Investment opportunities in nutrition foods values chains in Kenya and Tanzania
This project is part of a wider initiative at GAIN on Innovative Finance and aims at assessing and sizing the financial needs of enterprises working along food value chains that could produce nutritious foods in Kenya and Tanzania with a particular focus on SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises) and food systems after the farm gate.Tanzania
Despite the significant progress made by Tanzania in addressing all forms of malnutrition among children under five over the last decade, the prevalence of chronic malnutrition in the country is still high, with stunting at 30% (Ministry of Health and National Bureau of Statistics, 2022). The country has a population of 64 million people (Tanzania National Population Census, 2022), and suffers from high rates of micronutrient deficiencies, with one-third of children deficient in iron and vitamin A (Tanzania Demographic Health Survey, 2016).
Top reports
Fortification Assessment Coverage Toolkit (FACT) survey in Tanzania, 2015
The purpose of the survey was to assess the household coverage and potential contribution of fortified foods to the micronutrient intake among women of reproductive age in Tanzania.
Assessment of consumption monitoring systems fortified and nutritious foods in the East, Central and Southern Africa (ECSA) region
This report presents the results of that assessment and proposes a Consumption Monitoring and Surveillance Framework consisting of the various processes, phases, components, and domains that provide an enabling environment for this to happen.
Fortification Assessment Coverage Toolkit (FACT) survey in Tanzania
The 2015 Tanzania Fortification Assessment Coverage Toolkit (FACT) survey is a cross-sectional survey that is nationally representative and representative of urban and rural areas. The purpose of the survey was to assess the coverage and potential contribution of fortified foods to the micronutrient intake of the population.
Tanzania National Summit on Food Fortification 2017
- Arusha, Tanzania
This event advocated for policy makers, industries, government agencies, development partners, and interested stakeholders to take the next step towards improving the food fortification programme and its coverage.