This is an incredibly practical resource, written collaboratively to bring real-life experience and lessons from local food systems actors from Asi
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This article from SUN Business Network (SBN) provides a snapshot of how nutritious food SMEs have been impacted by COVID-19, and what challenges, o

Three rounds of panel data from smallholders in Kenya showed a 40% increase in household income.

Lack of accountability and follow up project planning is an issue that can limit many PPEs.

This report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provides an overview of the impact of COVID-19 on th

This rapid response report provides pragmatic advice to all partners – civil society, global business, SMEs and governments.

The theme of the 2020 report from the UN Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN) is Nutrition in a digital world. The articles, research a

These manuals have been prepared for those interested in producing and supplying complementary foods.

In this paper, the authors examine "how different aspects of trade can constrain or enable governments’ ability to implement food system-level acti

In 2018, GAIN and HarvestPlus created a partnership with the shared ambition to expand coverage of biofortified nutrient dense foods to at least 20

In this research paper, the authors build on nutrition sensitive value chain frameworks and then present an implementation case study that seeks to

The 44th edition of the UNSCN Nutrition - Food environments: Where people meet the food system - looks at how food environments influence
This paper by IDH – Sustainable Trade Initiative gives extensive evidence on how to deliver models that provide service delivery to smallholder far
There are relatively few peer review articles looking at risk assessment for entrepreneurs in the healthy food industry.
This paper provides a business case for investing in India.
Restricted access article looking at how innovation is essential to meeting the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition’s Marketplace for Nutritious Foods program sparks private sector production and marketing of nutritious
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition’s Marketplace for Nutritious Foods program sparks private sector production and marketing of nutritious
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition’s Marketplace for Nutritious Foods program sparks private sector production and marketing of nutritious
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition’s Marketplace for Nutritious Foods program sparks private sector production and marketing of nutritious
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition’s Marketplace for Nutritious Foods program sparks private sector production and marketing of nutritious

Biofortification is "the process of increasing the density of vitamins and minerals in a crop through conventional plant breeding or agronomic prac

The International Agri-Food Network brings together thousands of international companies and national associations under the umbrella of fourteen i
The Center for Strategic and International studies have looked at the impact of Feed the Future Investments in Guatemala.
The Center for Strategic and International studies have looked at the impact of Feed the Future Investments in Bangladesh.
Partnerships for Forests provides financial and technical assistant to help partners do business differently when it comes to land use and preventi
The growing power of supermarkets comes at a cost.
This public private partnership in Nigeria demonstrates what can be done to improve crop safety and reduce the non beneficial impacts of toxic crop
Peer review article in Hidden Hunger: Malnutrition and the First 1,000 Days of Life: Causes, Consequences and Solutions.
Restricted access paper looking at the role for public private partnerships in making agriculture value chains work for smallholder farmers, based

The Committee on World Food Security is a collaboration of international agencies, civil society, and the private sector focusing on policy issues
Partnership between Ipsos – a social market and research company, and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Expanding and replicating successful nutrition programmes can be challenging – innovation hugely depends on the types of partners and the roles of

Restricted access article focusing on the value of networks and collaborations for business in bottom of the pyramid markets.
Discussion Paper by the International Food Policy Research Institute giving an overview of market failures limiting smallholder involvement in supp
An academic paper by the International Food Policy Research Institute looking at expectations that drive formal public private partnerships in agri

This study of agricultural PPPs in Ghana, Malawi, and Kenya calls for governments, donors, and companies to ensure greater participation from small

Case studies embedded in local political economy, covering: dairy value chains in Afghanistan, milk value chains in Bangladesh, flour fortification

FAO and the Government of Switzerland launched a competition to fund winning innovations which contribute to the global effort to reach Zero Hunger
Chapter 7 of the FAO’s 2013 State of Food and Agriculture: Food Systems for Better Nutrition, provides a helpful overview of the challenges and opp
Briefing by Jeffrey Sachs et al on how to maximize public private partnerships and combine public finance regulation with private market participat
Two-page briefing by the FAO on a tool to help agriculture become more sustainable and empower smallholders.
Working paper by Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) looking at how corporate social responsibility and supply agree
Report from a workshop on collaborative learning at the Institute of Development Studies in 2017, Brighton, U.K.
This report by the European Union addresses challenges of implementing country cooperation frameworks that fall under the auspices of the New Allia
This report summarizes the findings of a workshop for representatives of the Tanzanian government, development partners, civil society, and private

This 21-page briefing by Society Works summarizes information on 152 social entrepreneurs working on food production, manufacturing, distribution,

Public-Private Partnership Lab: Food and Water is a four-year action research and joint learning initiative to explore the effectiveness of PPPs.

Presentation by Aniko Juhasz, Director, Research Institute of Agricultural Economics linked to the European Commission conference: Harnessing Resea

This briefing addresses the distinct roles that each partner can play in promoting nutrition under the Comprehensive African Agricultural Developme
This 2015 report by the Asian Development Bank does not directly look at global food supply chains but has valuable and wide-reaching lessons.

Covers a checklist for formal public private partnerships spanning: rationale, design, implementation, sustainability, and the roles for brokers at
A comprehensive and helpful overview of farmer organizations, including a chapter on lessons for success. This review was commissioned by the U.K.

Presentation by the BoP Innovation Centre – an independent foundation created to deliver a one-stop shop for business, investors, and advisors with

This paper looks at three pillars through which the private sector may directly or indir

This report analyses fourteen projects in low and middle income countries working on reducing food loss and waste in food systems.
SNV is a team of advisers that work with business, governments, and implementing agencies.