GAIN - Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

Direct beneficiaries:

Governments (including at sub-national levels such as cities), civil society associations (of consumers, women, youth), SMEs in low- and middle-income countries.

Ultimate beneficiaries:

Poor and marginalized people in low- and middle- income countries, in particular women and youth.

-    Consumption of safe, healthy, affordable, nutritious food produced in an environmentally sustainable way has improved in 10 countries because their national Food System Pathways have been implemented in a more inclusive and participatory way by empowering in particular women, youth, low- and middle income consumers and by engaging with the private sector.

-    SMEs in the nutrition sector for domestic consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa have better access to finance thanks to an innovative debtfund. 

-    Data, evidence, guidance and innovative best practices on food systems transformation are available and shared globally with countries, with public and private financing mechanisms and various stakeholders for stronger learning and accountability.

Expected results:  

-    Policy alignment diagnostic tool for food systems developed and applied in 10 countries; 

-    Diet quality indicators used in 10 countries; 

-    Youth regularly part of formal policy decision making processes in 3-4 countries, via schools and other platforms;

-    5 diagnostic briefs on the potential of existing social protection programmes to foster healthier diets and become more gender sensitive; 

-    1 landscape paper views of development finance institutions on opportunities and risks involved in developing nutritious food windows for SMEs;

-    3 reports on most effective environmental innovations in 3 countries on 3 priority value chains, and how 1 was selected;

-    Up to USD 245 million loans reaching 70-80 SMEs producing nutritious food, which in turn would serve >10 million end-clients (among them 1 million additional low income consumers) over 10 years

Results from previous phases:  

-    Promoted business accountability with Responsible Business Pledge for Nutrition together with major private sector networks (WBCSD, SUN Business Network), Nutrition Business Monitor for SMEs.

-    Stimulated public-private engagement on nutritious foods with Enabling Business to Advance Nutrition Index in 30 countries.

-    Piloted campaigns to foster demand for nutritious foods in Bangladesh, Kenya and Nigeria.

-    Supported innovations in nutritious food supply showcased on Innovative Food System Solution Portal.

-    Mobilized data and knowledge on public-private space to develop food systems dashboard, establishment of Nutrition Connect platform.

-    Assessed impact of market-based interventions with universities.

GAIN - Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

Incofin Inclusive Finance Fund S.A (Nutritious Food Financing Facility sub-fund) 

SDC thematic section food systems and health:

UN Food System Summit Follow-up system;

Global RECAP Promoting healthy diet and physical activity (WHO/IDLO);

Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement;

Global Diet Quality Project;

Nutrition in City Ecosystems;

Urban Governance for Health;

Crops for Healthy Diets;

Human Rights in Food Systems;

Committee on World Food Security (CFS) and other multilateral / multistakeholders policy dialogue platforms;

ACELI; SSNUP; ABC Fund

Sub-Saharan Africa:

Impact Linked Finance Fund for Eastern and Southern Africa;

BUILD Fund