by admin | Apr 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Combating malnutrition is increasingly recognized as one of the most cost-effective development strategies in the world. This is because malnutrition causes significant economic losses estimated at 11% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per year in both Africa and...
by admin | Feb 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Second Steering Committee (SC) Meeting for IFNA was held on 7 February 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The main agenda for the meeting was to share the progress since the launch of IFNA in 2016. The meeting also discussed critical issues on IFNA’s management...
by admin | Oct 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Preparatory surveys were conducted in the ten (10) IFNA participating countries from May to October 2017. The schedules of all surveys conducted are outlined in the table below. The purpose of the survey was to map out ongoing policy and programme efforts, to identify...
by admin | Jan 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
The First Partners’ Meeting for the Initiative for Food and Nutrition Security in Africa (IFNA) was held from 18 – 19 May 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It displayed collaboration amongst partners in exploring and identifying possible solutions through IFNA with the...
by admin | Aug 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
Africa is the only continent where the number of undernourished people is increasing, with over 230 million suffering, meaning that one out of five persons does not have an adequate amount of food. There are several African countries today where more than 40% of...
by admin | Jun 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
IFNA aims to establish a framework for collaboration with African governments and development partners to fast-track the implementation of their food and nutrition security policies and strategies on the ground, in line with internationally-agreed nutrition targets....
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