One of the major impediments to developing programmatic action against micronutrient deficiency among women of reproductive age has been the lack of adequate indicators. MDD-W is an attempt to fill that gap.
According to current projections this target is ‘on track’ in the 40 baseline countries. Of these countries, 39 have since 2012 reduced the prevalence of stunting, with an average reduction of 7.2 percentage points, or 7.1 million...
The overall objective of the action is to strengthen the capacity of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Local Authorities (LAs) to work in partnership towards the achievement of development goals.
Nutrition for Development (N4D) seeks to strengthen collaboration and partnerships between the EC, member states, and partner countries, with the wider aim to reduce maternal and child malnutrition.
Published in June 2018 by Maximising the Quality of Scaling Up Nutrition Plus (MQSUN+) which provides the Department for International Development (DFID) with technical services to improve the quality of nutrition-specific and...
Increase in the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICTs) has brought significant benefits to the agricultural sector, such as improving households’ agricultural production, generating new job opportunities, and...
Food excessive price volatility is a significant concern in developing countries, with potentially negative effects for both producers and consumers. Poor consumers spend a large share of their income on food; for example...
The world’s growing population, scarce natural resources and climate change are all global challenges for food and nutrition security, particularly for developing countries. The global food crisis in 2007-2008 which resulted in...