Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

WEBINAR: Food Systems Innovation Hub

2 February 2021Food Systems Innovation Hub. In low-and middle-income countries (LMIC), the effects of malnutrition and climate change become progressively dire. 

Most high productivity technologies that can help mitigate these shocks rest with organizations in high-income countries (HIC) who benefit from large consumer markets and large pools of venture capital to test and try innovations to make food systems nutritious and sustainable.

Sight and Life wants to initiate Food Systems Innovation Hubs (FSIH) in rapidly emerging consumer markets, such as India, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Kenya to stimulate investment in resilient and responsive food systems, and facilitate relevant technology transfer and know-how from HIC to LMIC.

Through partnerships, government collaboration, impact investors, philanthropies in the context of local entrepreneurs, the hubs will catalyse a transformative change for society-wide dietary shifts towards more efficient, healthier, and more environmentally friendly food systems.

  • Dr Klaus Kraemer, 
  • Charles Karangwa of Rwanda FDA
  • Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli of Sahel Consulting, 
  • Dr Pawan Agarwal of FSSAI
  • Breda Gavin-Smith of Sight and Life, 
  • Kalpana Beesabathuni of Sight and Life, 
  • Amar Ali of DSM
  • Ertharin Cousin of Food Systems for the Future 
  • Maya Stewart of Lenziemill

Related:

12 December 2020OBAASIMA (Ghana) a public-private partnership aiming to improve micronutrient intakes of women of reproductive age through the utilization of a seal to create demand for nutritious and affordable food in Ghana (find out more about OBAASIMA here). Using OBAASIMA as an example, this webinar shared the importance of nutrient profiling, especially for LMIC.

Sight and Life's Breda Gavin-Smith moderated the conversation with speakers including: Dr. Emorn Udomkesmalee, Prof. Dr. Adam Drewnowski, Dr Saskia de Pee, Samuel Kwame Ntim Adu, and Dr Esi Foriwa Amoaful.

In partnership with Professor Adam Drewnowski of the University of Washington, Sight and Life is developing a manual on nutrient profiling for LMIC after identifying a lack of nutrient profiling guidance and methodologies suitable for LMICs (publication early 2021). 



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