Loading...
| Title | Author | Year | Publication Type | Community Focus | Location | Description | Affiliation | Body |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrition for Sale: Solutions that are Feeding Bellies, Brains and… | Jennie Lane, Giselle Aris | 2016 | Blog post | Entrepreneurs, Food Retailers, Mothers and children, Smallholder Farmers | Rwanda | 6th class Leland Fellow Giselle Aris and 8th class Leland Fellow Jennie Lane collaborated on this article, which outlines Land O’Lakes’ work to create synergy between building… Read more “Nutrition for Sale: Solutions that are Feeding Bellies, Brains and Businesses” | Leland Fellow | How feed evergrowing population with healthy nutritious affordable accessible and sustainablyraised food And how can leverage the development business sectors meet not only SDG Zero Hunger but also impact least other SDGs through markets agriculture livestock These questions are central our work Land OLakes International Development global partners few facts Its estimated that million people globally undernourished Stunting protein energy malnutrition micronutrient deficiencies iron zinc Vitamin iodine blamed for over percent deaths children under five years old loss adult income from being stunted when growing both poverty Asia Africa undernutrition costs GDP annually know adding even small amount high quality animal source mostly plantbased diet increase nutritional adequacy considerably Animal foods natures packaged provide array essential micronutrients efficient easily digestible The marketplace base pyramid most vulnerable household bottom billion terms all refer sameish Most often they target initiatives focused nutrition watersanitationhygiene households rural urban powerful customer whose buying power demand Rural farmers particularly still produce majority consumed across developing world crops commoditized poor producers longer afford consume their own products Urban consumers increasingly demanding more while having awareness safety issues opportunity exists supply poorest safe nutrient rich model pay itself This includes marginalized populations has foundation enter formal economies evidence Rwanda implementing Dairy Competitiveness Program RDCP fiveyear program funded Agency USAID works various levels government private enterprise improve build capacity dairy value chain scale sector focuses attention integrating partnering staff Ethiopia office leadership help become sensitive inclusive Nutrition chains address underlying drivers including access objective generate employment specifically holder farmer overarching goal mission competitiveness regional positively incomes associated related enterprises approach extends benefits milk beyond direct beneficiaries districts Fundamental projects success was engaging building Also critical increasing consumer Throughout life reached Shisha Wumva consumption campaign messaging Urunana popular radio Enter Inyange Industries grantee recipient integral partner exemplifies potential supporting safer Milk Zone which offers bulk sales prices Already there active Zones one selling incredible liters monthly equal employer tackles inclusivity another angle too offering product expanded who otherwise would able traditional grocery stores larger prepackaged sizes already buys collection centers country providing reliable transparent market hopes continue expand Gaps remains determined drive down stunting prevalence Attribution certain national data area debate research among donor academic communities Pragmatic approaches well robust rigorous evaluations necessary determine large interventions will individual level That said accessibility quantities harmony theory good Beyond best known its programming leveraging decades cooperative expertise But goes far Tanzania Innovations Gender Equality Promote Household Food Security IGE women led Entrepreneurs such Nancy Kaaya rest her team SIWATO scaling solar driers areas dried fruits vegetables Not innovations like this increased previously available seasonally valuable purchase nutrientrich Kenya USAIDfunded Feed Future Innovation Engine project KIE provides businesses catalytic grants harness incubating new security Global Entrepreneurship Summit speaker Marion Moon company Wanda Organic spoke about mainstreaming biofertilizers contributing agricultural productivity smallholder climate smart alternative Driven soil fertility health support livelihoods stays true Swahili roots wanda meaning thriving bush Improved equals crop resulting improved higher content profitability Conclusion When becomes creates average jobs opportunities worlds magnified Identifying those helping them overcome financial technical barriers achieve Developments Inclusive Finance Enterprise practice |