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NewsletterNewsletterImproving Food Security and Nutrition in The Gambia through Food Fortication Newsletter, March 2018 - July 2018, Issue 2 2018
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No results found.The publication is one of the key visibility and advocacy tools for the European Union and FAO co-funded project titled "Improving Food Security and Nutrition in The Gambia through Food Fortification". The four-year project is being implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in close partnership with the Ministries of Health and Agriculture, the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA), National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), Food Technology Service (FTS) under the Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Quality Authority (FSQA), The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB), United Purpose (UP) and private sector actors. The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare serves as Chair of the Project Steering Committee. The intervention is designed to improve the nutritional and health status of vulnerable populations suffering from micronutrient deficiencies throughout The Gambia. This edition of the newsletter highlights the key activities and achievements in project implementation (from March to July 2018) in the fight against hunger, food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty in the target beneficiary communities and the country at large. The newsletter also contains a knowledge sharing segmnent (series) aimed at raising public knowledge and understanding of food security and nutrition related issues. -
Book (series)Evaluation reportEvaluation of the project “Improving Food Security and Nutrition in the Gambia through Food Fortification”
Project code: GCP/GAM/038/EC
2023Also available in:
No results found.This European Union-funded project aimed to improve the nutritional and health status of vulnerable populations suffering from micronutrient deficiencies, particularly women, girls and children, in the Central River Region and the North Bank Region of the Gambia. The evaluation found that the project was relevant as it addressed undernutrition through industrial and biofortification of foods, a globally accepted approach and a cost-effective way to help improve vitamin mineral status. Further, the project helped to strengthen national capacities of key national institutions. The project was also instrumental in influencing policy formulation on industrial and biofortification and establishing intersectoral coordination. The evaluation makes a number of recommendations, which include continuation of strengthening operational and technical capacity in the Gambia on industrial and biofortification, and increased investment in food fortification programming, given its high relevance as a tool to combat challenges of malnutrition in the Gambia. -
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BookletHigh-profileFAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 2022The FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 was endorsed by FAO Council in June 2022. This new strategy replaces the previous strategy from 2017 to better FAO's climate action with the Strategic Framework 2022-2031, and other FAO strategies that have been developed since then. The Strategy was elaborated following an inclusive process of consultation with FAO Members, FAO staff from headquarters and decentralized offices, as well as external partners. It articulates FAO's vision for agrifood systems by 2050, around three main pillars of action: at global and regional level, at country level, and at local level. The Strategy also encourages key guiding principles for action, such as science and innovation, inclusiveness, partnerships, and access to finance.
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
2021In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures. This report presents the first global assessment of food insecurity and malnutrition for 2020 and offers some indication of what hunger might look like by 2030 in a scenario further complicated by the enduring effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes new estimates of the cost and affordability of healthy diets, which provide an important link between the food security and nutrition indicators and the analysis of their trends. Altogether, the report highlights the need for a deeper reflection on how to better address the global food security and nutrition situation.To understand how hunger and malnutrition have reached these critical levels, this report draws on the analyses of the past four editions, which have produced a vast, evidence-based body of knowledge of the major drivers behind the recent changes in food security and nutrition. These drivers, which are increasing in frequency and intensity, include conflicts, climate variability and extremes, and economic slowdowns and downturns – all exacerbated by the underlying causes of poverty and very high and persistent levels of inequality. In addition, millions of people around the world suffer from food insecurity and different forms of malnutrition because they cannot afford the cost of healthy diets. From a synthesized understanding of this knowledge, updates and additional analyses are generated to create a holistic view of the combined effects of these drivers, both on each other and on food systems, and how they negatively affect food security and nutrition around the world.In turn, the evidence informs an in-depth look at how to move from silo solutions to integrated food systems solutions. In this regard, the report proposes transformative pathways that specifically address the challenges posed by the major drivers, also highlighting the types of policy and investment portfolios required to transform food systems for food security, improved nutrition, and affordable healthy diets for all. The report observes that, while the pandemic has caused major setbacks, there is much to be learned from the vulnerabilities and inequalities it has laid bare. If taken to heart, these new insights and wisdom can help get the world back on track towards the goal of ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in all its forms. -
DocumentOther documentIndicators for the "Sustainable diets and nutrition" Category of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Monitoring Framework
Indicators 7 to 17 of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Monitoring Framework
2021Also available in:
No results found.The Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Monitoring Framework help cities implement a monitoring and evaluation system for their urban food policy. The aim is to provide cities with tools enabling them to pilot their urban food policy. This document is a "grey document" linked to a more general publication providing methodological guidance for any city willing to implement the MUFPP monitoring framework. This compendium gathers the eleven indicators related to recommended actions in terms of Sustainable diets and nutrition.