The Nutrition Research Facility (NRF) organised a webinar exploring the contribution of agri-food value chains in achieving nutrition impacts.
The Knowledge and Research for Nutrition project of the European Commission (2020-2026) aimed to provide
improved knowledge and evidence for policy and programme design, management and monitoring &
evaluation in order to reach better nutrition outcomes.
The project was implemented by Agrinatura - the European Alliance on Agricultural Knowledge for
Development – which has established a Nutrition Research Facility, pooling expertise from European
academia and having the ability to mobilise internationally renowned scientific networks and research
organisations from partner countries.
The session presented findings from an NRF study analysing 44 value chain reports from EU/Agrinatura’s Value Chain for Development (VCA4D) project.
Connexion link: here
Briefs:
Public health and nutrition throughout life cycle
- Anja Schmidt (European Commission, DG INTPA, Unit F3)
- Boudewijn Vandenbossche (Belgian Federal Public Service, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation)
- Bridget Fenn (NRF, NRI)
- Ravinder Kumar (NRF, NRI)
- Olimpia Orlandoni (Agrinatura, VCA4D)
- Facilitation by Paolo Sarfatti (NRF, Ghent University)
NRF resources available
Main Report:
NRF (2025) Analysing pathways and potential of agri-food value chains to deliver nutrition impacts Final report. 102 pp.
This study aimed to evaluate the current and potential contributions of various agri-food Value Chains (VC) to nutrition impact in Africa. Requested by Belgium and France, support was sought from the European Commission-funded Nutrition Research Facility (NRF) to provide evidence aimed at enhancing the nutrition sensitivity of their VC development programmes.
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- How effective are laws and regulations to improving food safety and quality? (also available in French)
- Can moringa and spirulina-enriched foods meet the micronutrient needs of young children? A scoping review
- Addressing economic and logistical barriers to the adoption of local alternatives (spirulina and moringa) for fortified food production by SMEs in Africa: a case study of Chad
- Nutrition Sensitive Agroecology (NSAE) in Lao PDR
Upcoming:
23 September 2025 webinar on moringa and spirulina as alternatives to commercial premixes in African nutrition programme.
24 to 29 August 2025 in Paris. NRF will be present at the International Congress of Nutrition (ICN 2025) taking place from , showcasing the results of 7 studies through a series of oral and poster presentations.
- School nutrition interventions in Kenya: 26th at 11:50 (CEST) - SOAP 18
- School nutrition interventions in Kenya: 27th at 14:40 - OAP 37
- Micronutrient supplementation for child’s cognition: 26th at 11:50 - SOAP 52
- Nutrition-Sensitive Agroecology in Lao PDR: 27th at 14:05 - SOAP 31
- Agroecology and nutrition in Senegal: 27th at 14:40 - SOAP 31
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