During program startup in Ethiopia, EatSafe identified and gauged stakeholders’ interest and influence in food safety. EatSafe then convened a series of events to engage these stakeholders at local and national levels prior to intervention implementation.
Micronutrient deficiencies are a public health challenge in Bangladesh. Many children, women, and vulnerable populations are not getting the nutrients they need for proper brain development, immunity, and physical and mental health. Together with diversified diets, large scale food fortification has the potential to make a significant impact on micronutrient deficiency in Bangladesh.
Accelerated digitalization is one of the most significant growth engines for developing nations. With technology driving increased sales and profits globally, a digital quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) system for food fortification in Bangladesh will open THREE paths to greater efficiency and enhanced financial performance for fortified food producers.
Monitoring the quality of fortified foods has traditionally been a manual, time-consuming process, which relies primarily on sporadic testing once products have reached the market. A partnership of international specialists and experts is working with Bangladesh’s food producers to develop a platform of sensors and software, enabling oversight of the production process and product quality.
Achieving optimal health and nutrition requires people to be both well-nourished and free from foodborne hazards. The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) has long recognized the importance of integrating food safety to achieve global nutrition and food security goals.
Adolescents in Indonesia face multiple nutritional challenges, including undernutrition and anaemia, as well as a growing prevalence of overweight and obesity. To promote understanding of the Healthier Choice Logo among adolescents as well as to learn more about adolescent food choices, GAIN supported a programme called Pelajar Peduli Gizi (Students for Nutrition).
Nigeria suffers from extreme levels of micronutrient deficiencies affecting the health, death rates, brain and physical development of the majority of Nigerians.To assess this existing evidence, and the remaining data gaps, this State of the Nation review provides a multi-sectoral analysis of all the available data from the last 10 years, from 2012 to 2021.
To understand knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to food safety behaviors, EatSafe surveyed nearly 1,000 consumers and vendors in Kebbi State, Nigeria, as well as structured observations of vendor behaviors.
Nigeria’s delivery of a pathway for food systems transformation in advance of the first United Nations Food Systems Summit in 2021 is evidence of strong political commitment to transformative food systems action. It is increasingly recognised that food system issues must be tackled in a coherent way to capitalise on synergies existing across domains like nutrition, agriculture, health, and the environment.
Tanzania’s comprehensive process of holding national and subnational dialogues, which informed its pathway document for the United Nations Food Systems Summit, is evidence of a strong political commitment to food systems transformation.
