Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

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GAIN is driven by a vision of a world without malnutrition, in which all people have access to and co

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Switzerland, Geneva

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51-200

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+41 22 749 18 50

Founded date

2002

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Aug 10, 2026	World Off-Track on Nearly Every Food System Goal – Latest Assessment Reveals	GENEVA/WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, August 10, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The 2026 Food Systems Countdown analysis reveals that progress is too slow and insufficient to meet 2030 goals, but 2050 could still be achievable, provided actions...
Jul 20, 2026	Climate-only Lens on Alternative Proteins Risks Worsening Micronutrient Deficiencies	GENEVA, WA, UNITED STATES, July 20, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Over the past few years, alternative proteins have moved from sustainability narratives to real-world food products on plates. While the argument of alternative proteins helping...
Mar 26, 2026	Food Fortification Prevents 7 Billion Nutrient Gaps Annually—But Could Triple Its Impact, Landmark Study Finds	GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, March 26, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- New research in The Lancet Global Health provides first-ever global estimates of how fortified foods improve nutrition – and maps a path to dramatically expand benefits at minimal co...
Mar 12, 2025	Tackling Malnutrition in Africa: The Fortify Forward Innovation Challenge 2025	Malnutrition is a silent killer. It lurks in the shadows, claiming lives and stunting futures. In Nigeria, it’s a crisis. Nearly half of all deaths in children under five are linked to malnutrition. The country holds the grim title of havin...
Mar 11, 2025	Fortify Forward Innovation Challenge 2025 – Seeking innovative solutions against malnutrition in Africa	The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and partners have launched a regional competition inviting innovative solutions for enhancing the nutritional value of food through fortification with essential micronutrients, biofortified ...
Jan 10, 2025	Leveraging WTO rules to tackle malnutrition	Jean-Marie Paugam, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO) Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Food trade is not a luxury — it is a must. Over 30 countries would face starvation...
Sep 25, 2024	Health \| Billions of people are missing these 7 key nutrients, study says	“These results are alarming,” Ty Beal, senior technical specialist at GAIN, added in the release. “Most people — even more than previously thought, across all regions and countries of all incomes — are not consuming enough of multiple essen...
Sep 2, 2024	Incofin and GAIN’s Nutritious Foods Fund Announces First Investments in Sub-Saharan Africa	September 2024 Incofin Investment Management announces the first three investments made through the new Nutritious Foods Financing Facility (N3F), launched earlier this year. Each selected company has received debt financing in the range of...
Jul 31, 2024	Enterprise Support Organisations in Nigeria Convene to Improve Access to Safe and Nutritious Foods for Consumers	[FCT, July 2024] – The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), through its Nutrition Impact at Scale project, is set to host the Enterprise Support Organisation (ESOs) for Nutrition in Africa Convening in Nigeria. This landmark event...
Oct 25, 2023	New Film “Food Safety: The Biggest Development Challenge You’ve Never Heard Of”	Documentary Gives Stark Warning about a Major Global Health Concern WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES, October 25, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The USAID-funded Feed The Future program, EatSafe: Evidence and Action Towards Safe Nutritious Food (Ea...
Oct 25, 2023	Addressing Interconnected Challenges of Climate Change and Nutrition	ROME, ITALY, October 25, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The economic impact of malnutrition and climate change is estimated at a staggering US$3.5 trillion and US$3.7 trillion annually, respectively. Launching today are two reports outlining bo...
Sep 29, 2023	From Ocean To Fork In Cabo Delgado, Mozambique	Mateus Cinquenta emerges from the driver’s side of the car, his weary foot making its way to the sandy ground. The regular two-hour drive from Mecúfi back home to Pemba is exhausting, but a small price to pay given the circumstances. Ongoin...
Jul 3, 2023	Can we modify EAT-Lancet’s ‘planetary health diet’ to be nutritionally adequate and environmentally friendly?	Dr. Ty Beal is a research advisor on the knowledge leadership team at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). The views expressed in this guest article are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of AgFunderNews. ...
Jan 30, 2023	GAIN Agribusiness Innovation Challenge Awards Day Recognises Promising Startups in Nasarawa State TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report Success!	The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) hosted the Agribusiness Innovation Challenge (AIC) awards day, recognizing the most promising and impactful agribusiness startups across Nasarawa state. The program aimed to strengthen the s...
Nov 30, 2022	Small Businesses Provide A Scoop Of Hope In Kenya, The Land Of Ugali	A cream-colored scoop of ugali (oo-gali) maize porridge sits in my plate— a round, stiff ball— its circumference saturated by a colorful mélange of greens and tomatoes, and a perfect pink snapper, staring at me with one intact eye.
Nov 12, 2022	Groundbreaking Nutrition-Climate Initiative Launched At COP27	Contributing to the growing momentum around food and agriculture at COP27— and in a groundbreaking moment for the Conference of the Parties— Egypt (in its role as COP27 Presidency) and the World Health Organization have launched the Initiat...
Sep 30, 2022	Sorghum’s Revival Goes Against The Grain	The world appears to be waking up to the potential of an ancient grain by the name of sorghum. Originally from the African continent, this gluten free grain, also known as guinea corn, jwari, jowar, kafir or milo, is increasing in global po...
Sep 9, 2022	Agribusiness Innovation Challenge – Announcement of Partnerships and Call for Applications	The agricultural sector remains the largest employer in Nigeria, employing more than 36% of the labour force and accounting for 21.42% of the Gross Domestic Product in Q1 2021. With 82 million hectares of arable land, only 34 million hectar...
Jun 9, 2022	Workforce Nutrition Alliance Publishes Booklet Highlighting Key Actions to Improve Workforce Nutrition	11 Organisations Provide Examples, Learnings and Recommendations on How to Improve Nutrition at Work PARIS and GENEVA, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), as par...
Mar 17, 2022	The Week in Agrifoodtech: Licious nets $150m, Bear Robotics raises $81m	Licious, an India e-commerce marketplace for meat, scored $150 million in Series F-plus investment this week, while California’s Bear Robotics bagged $81 million for its robot restaurant servers. Over in agtech, Local Bounti snapped up a ri...
Dec 13, 2021	Purpose At Work: How PepsiCo Expands Growth Boundaries Even As It Operates ‘Within Planetary Boundaries’	Purpose at Work: How PepsiCo Expands Growth Boundaries Even as it Operates “Within Planetary ... [+] Boundaries.” PHOTO PROVIDED BY PEPSICO
Sep 15, 2021	Four Fundraising Strategies For Health Care Startups	Patrick Quigley, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Sidecar Health, is changing health insurance through a cash-price model.
Nov 17, 2020	Ice Cream Giant Ben & Jerry's Commits To Paying Cocoa Farmers A Living Income In West Africa	Vermont-based mega ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s - seller of fan favorites like Chunky Monkey and Half Baked - has committed to paying farmers a living income for their cocoa beans in West Africa, a bold step in an industry that has shi...
Jan 27, 2020	Tyson launches global coalition to improve sustainability of protein from all sources	As demand and options for plant-based protein grow, consumers are working through the role that plant-based eating will play in their dietary preferences. Veganism-related searches increased sevenfold between 2014 and 2019, according to Goo...
Sep 27, 2018	Zambian tech hub Bongo Hive announces Launch Accelerator’s eighth cohort	Lusaka-based tech and innovation hub Bongo Hive has announced the nine startups that it selected to join the eighth cohort of its six-month long Launch Accelerator. The accelerator is aimed at startups that want to scale. The accelerator p...
Sep 27, 2018	Zambian tech hub Bongo Hive announces Launch Accelerator’s eighth cohort	Lusaka-based tech and innovation hub Bongo Hive has announced the nine startups that it selected to join the eighth cohort of its six-month long Launch Accelerator. The accelerator is aimed at startups that want to scale. The accelerator pr...

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When was Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition founded?

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition was founded in 2002.

What has the press written about Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition?

Parsers VC has collected 27 articles mentioning Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, among them “World Off-Track on Nearly Every Food System Goal – Latest Assessment Reveals” (Aug 10, 2026) and “Climate-only Lens on Alternative Proteins Risks Worsening Micronutrient Deficiencies” (Jul 20, 2026).

Is Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition still active?

Yes, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 4, 2026.