Knowledge Centre for Global Food and Nutrition Security

Unhealthy dietary patterns drive $8 trillion in annual hidden costs of global agrifood systems The State of Food and Agriculture 2024 report confirms that hidden costs...

Key Findings: In Benin, undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies are prevalent, and the prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing. Diets in Benin have declined in quality over time, particularly...

Healthy diets promote health, growth and development, support active lifestyles, prevent nutrient deficiencies and excesses, communicable and noncommunicable diseases, foodborne diseases and promote wellbeing...

Background Globally, multisectoral coordination for nutrition is needed to tackle multiple determinants of undernutrition and address unacceptably high rates of stunting in young children. Tanzania has strong...

Highlights: Despite sustained growth and developments in agriculture, Ethiopia still ranks among food-insecure countries where millions suffer from various forms of under nutrition. The...

Considering the detrimental environmental impact of current food systems, and the concerns raised about their sustainability, there is an urgent need to promote diets that are healthy and have...

Highlights: Food-based dietary guidelines are a primary tool to advise on healthy eating patterns. Few dietary guidelines incorporate environmental sustainability as a primary...

Healthy diets are diets that are of adequate quantity and quality to achieve optimal growth and development of all individuals and support functioning and physical, mental and social wellbeing...

A shift towards healthier diets is expected to address the challenge of providing food security and nutrition for a growing global population. This report explores whether such a shift would...

The project aims to improve children’s diets, through the adoption of nutrition guidelines and standards within national school food programmes and policies, and through the promotion of effective food...