Nutrition programmes for workers in commodity value chains

Speelman, L.; Saab, William; Koole, Cato; Philips, Julie; Lofthouse, Jo; Zijden, Mirjam van der; Weiligmann, B.; Dhillon, Christina Nyhus

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“…In our in-depth interview, we learnt that to address low nutrition outcomes among working women, the government nutrition trainers visit companies that accept or request training for their workers on nutrition issues. Moreover, there are larger-scale programs to address this issue, such as that of GAIN and NewForesight with garment workers in Bangladesh (Speelman et al, 2019). introduced a nutritious lunch, including rice fortified with iron, folic acid, vitamin A and B and zinc, a weekly supplement for Iron Folic Acid.…”

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Scoping study on fruits and vegetables : Results from Bangladesh

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Alam²,

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2021

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Wereldwijd lijdt een op de drie mensen aan een of meer vormen van ondervoeding. De teams van de Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation die zich bezighouden met landbouw en voeding, in samenwerking met het Britse Department for International Development (FCDO), willen het potentieel van groente-en fruitketens onderzoeken om het aanbod van voedzame voedingsmiddelen te vergroten en te versterken, en om de lokale marktkansen voor meer inkomsten te vergroten, speciaal voor vrouwen.Dit rapport belicht de conclusies van een onderzoek in Bangladesh en identificeert verschillende oorzaken en mogelijke interventies om de fruit-en groentesectoren te verbeteren en daarmee de consumptie te verhogen.Currently, one in three of the world's population suffer from one or more forms of malnutrition. The Agricultural Development and Nutrition teams at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in collaboration with the UK's Department for International Development (FCDO), seek to investigate the potential of vegetable and fruit supply chains to increase the supply of and strengthen demand for nutritious foods, as well as increase local market opportunities for increased income, especially for women. This report highlights the conclusions from a study in Bangladesh, and identifies several root causes, as well as opportunities for interventions to further develop the fruit and vegetable sectors, and with that enhance consumption.

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