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November 29, 2024
Innovative financing solutions for improved nutrition
Significant additional investment to address nutrition issues.
November 29, 2024
Improving access and uptake of maternal nutrition products in Rural Pakistan
Hystra has been supporting the RSPN to launch and execute a market test.
July 19, 2024
Reaching Lower-Income Consumers with Nutritious Foods: Bespoke Last-mile Distribution Networks
Creation of a bespoke last-mile distribution (LMD) network nvolves recruiting and training distribution/sales agents; equipping them for the job; and providing them with appropriate pay, incentives, and supervision
November 9, 2022
An Overlooked Path to Health Impact: Four Tools to Increase Consumption Frequency for Beneficial Consumer Goods – NextBillion
How increasing the consumption frequency of FMCG products can boost nutritional and health impact.
November 9, 2022
ADB Plans $14 Billion to Ease Food Crisis, Promote Long-Term Food Security in Asia and the Pacific
Improving long-term food security by strengthening farming and food supplies.
September 21, 2022
How climate change threatens nutrition and food security – and what we can do about it?
The impact of climate change on nutrition and food security.
August 20, 2022
Economic shocks predict increases in child wasting prevalence
10% annual decline in national income increases wasting prevalence by 14.4%.
August 20, 2022
Innovative new app launched to train, support and motivate frontline nutrition workers in Gujarat State, India
Strengthen supervision of frontline workers and improve nutrition service quality.
May 17, 2022
In the fast-growing field of food systems impact evaluations, a shift toward evaluating consumer behaviour
Towards equitable, inclusive and sustainable development
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