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Nutrition and Food Systems (NFS)

Contribute to the evidence base for effective intervention strategies

Overview

Aims to generate evidence, build capability and influence policy and practice to promote positive food systems transformation for optimal nutrition and health in Africa. The unit has three focus areas: Maternal, Child and Adolescent Nutrition, Nutritional Epidemiology, and Food Systems. ​

The Food Systems Program

Aims to inform policies, strategies, and actions on food systems transformation towards healthy, nourishing, inclusive, human-centered, resilient, and sustainable food systems. We focus on sustainable production, access to, and consumption of sustainable healthy foods to promote health and well-being while promoting a healthy environment and mitigating and adapting to climate change challenges.

We apply a human-rights-based approach to food systems transformation, focusing on food sovereignty, freedom from hunger, and the right to adequate food, especially for the most vulnerable. We build the capability and agency of grassroots organizations, including women and youth groups, as a pathway to effective food systems transformation in communities.

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