Improving nutrition in Africa by strengthening the diversity, sustainability, resilience and connectivity of food systems

Project Information

HealthyFoodAfrica

Grant agreement ID: 862740

DOI 10.3030/862740

EC signature date 1 May 2020

Start date 1 June 2020

End date 30 November 2024

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy

Total cost € 6 917 551,25

EU contribution € 6 917 551,25

Coordinated by

LUONNONVARAKESKUS
Finland

Deliverables

Documents, reports (9)

"""Living Document"" with a synthesis of key results from the thematic WPs"

Living Document with a synthesis of key results from the thematic WPs MV Luke all partners M12 regular updates The synthesis will summarise the key results from the thematic WPs and have the form of a Living Document and all partners are invited to contribute

Analytical framework for nutrition and consumption

Tailored analytical frameworks to identify nutrition and consumption issues within the specific FSL contexts including a set of common indicators to measure outcomes on food environments determinants of food choices dietary patterns and nutrition

Strategic roadmap for transdisciplinary action-oriented research

A discussion document will be produced to guide the transdisciplinary and multistakeholder processes within the project The paper will include a strategic roadmap a transdisciplinary conceptual framework as well as common terminology

Training Kit

Training Kit for innovative food product and process development UNIPI Luke Bona M20 A range of targeted training material on development of food products and processes including onlinemobile learning will be elaborated for training of partners and relevant stakeholders including as part of the a summer school

Training material on gender in food systems

Training material on gender in food systems MAK Luke M24 Material for capacity building activities on enhancing the role of gender in food systems change

Discussion paper on current food safety gaps, food losses and improvement options

Discussion paper with infographics on current food safety gaps food losses and improvement options

Report on the institutional aspects affecting food system change

Report on the institutional aspects affecting food system change Aeres Hivos MV Luke NIBIO M30 Summary report of the institutional and governance aspects affecting food system changes based on the lessons learnt in the 10 FSL

First set of practice abstracts

First set of 10 practice abstracts 27 The resulting innovative knowledge and easy accessible enduser material from this project will feed into the EIPAGRI The agricultural European Innovation Partnership website for broad dissemination The enduser material to be produced contains at least ten summaries for practitioners in the EIP common format practice abstracts including the characteristics of the project eg contact details of partners etc A full package of practice abstracts will be produced by the project containing all the outcomesrecommendations which are ready for practiceA practice abstract is a short summary of around 10001500 characters word count no spaces see below which describes the main informationrecommendationpractice that can serve the endusers in their daily practice Guidance and templates for these practice abstracts are available on the EIPAGRI web site httpeceuropaeueipagricultureencontenteipagricommonformat A total target number of 20 practice abstracts is foreseen for the project Half of them are expected to delivered in the first batch

Policy Brief on the role of gender in food systems change

Policy Brief on the role of gender in food systems change MAK Luke M12 Summary of lessons learnt from a gender perspective The report with infographics and Policy Brief include guidelines for gendermainstreaming

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (1)

Awareness-raising campaigns

Awarenessraising campaigns related to food and nutrition Luke M36 Pilots for accessible communication campaigns include an inclusive photography campaign and radioTVsocial media campaigns

Publications

Book chapters (1)

Priorities for inclusive urban food system transformations in the Global South

Author(s): Moustier P., Holdsworth M., The Anh D., Seck P., Renting H., Caron P., Bricas N. ; J. Von Braun, K. Afsana, L. Fresco, A.H. M.H.
Published in: Science and innovations for food systems transformation, 2023
Publisher: Aeres

Non-peer reviewed articles (1)

The diverse and complementary components of urban food systems in the global South: Characterization and policy implications

Author(s): Moustier P., Holdsworth M., The Anh D., Seck P., Renting H., Caron P., Bricas N.
Published in: Global Food Security, Issue Volume 36, 2023, ISSN 2211-9124
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2022.100663

Peer reviewed articles (1)

A Framework for Assessing Food System Governance in Six Urban and Peri-Urban Regions in Sub-saharan Africa

Author(s): Qiuzhen Chen, Karlheinz Knickel, Mehreteab Tesfai, John Sumelius, Alice Turinawe, Rosemary Emegu Isoto, Galyna Medyna
Published in: Frontiers in sustainable food systems, Issue 30 November 2021, 2021, ISSN 2571-581X
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.763352

Other (2)

 PROMOTION OF PULSE LEGUME INOCULATION IN AFRICA IN THE HealthyFoodAfrica CONSORTIUM. 

Author(s): Kristina Lindström, Aregu Aserse, Sirkku Juhola,Enyew Adgo
Published in: 2023
Publisher: ENFC COMMITTEES

Training material on gender in food systems

Author(s): Rosemary Emegu Isoto, Alice Turinawe, Linda Rosengren, Mila Sell, Amit Ashkenazy
Published in: 2022
Publisher: Makerere University