Knowledge Centre for Global Food and Nutrition Security

The report assesses the nutritional status (current and trends) of adolescent girls and women of reproductive age (15-49 years), with a particular focus on undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies and anaemia. The report’s...

Excess male morbidity and mortality is well recognised in neonatal medicine and infant health. In contrast, within global nutrition, it is commonly assumed that girls are more...

The 2007-2008 global food-price crisis disproportionately affected women, particularly smallholder women farmers (Sexsmith et al. 2017).1 The subsequent responses by governments, multilateral agencies...

Fostering gender inclusion can have positive impacts on the food systems' triple challenge of ensuring food security and nutrition for a growing population, supporting the livelihoods of millions...

The brochure provides data disaggregated by sex on various issues under the following topics: - Small family farms and women's decision-making roles in agriculture - Secure...

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Federal Government of Nigeria implemented the Nigeria Value Chain Development Program (VCDP) across six Nigerian states with the objective...

Highlights: FAO is launching under the Food and diet domain a set of four subdomains featuring different types of dietary data that users can easily access. Statistics...

Women of reproductive age (WRA) are often nutritionally vulnerable because of the physiological demands of pregnancy and lactation. Requirements for most nutrients are higher for pregnant and lactating...

In the current context of climate change, focusing on gender equality in the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) can drive improvements in resilience, food security and nutrition. This document...

Evidence on what people eat globally is limited in scope and rigour, especially as it relates to children and adolescents. This impairs target setting and investment in evidence-based actions to support...