13-Mar-2024
In 2018, the African Development Bank (the Bank) launched an ambitious Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Action Plan 2018-2025 (MNAP) as a catalyst for achieving the goals of the Bank’s equitable growth agenda in supporting the Grey Matter Infrastructure.
The MNAP is inextricably linked to the Bank’s High 5 priorities and sets out a vision, strategic priorities and actions for nutrition. It seeks to leverage additional financial resources through nutrition-smart2 investments across 5 key sectors to support a 40% stunting reduction across the continent by 2025. These sectors include health, agriculture, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), social protection as well as education and skills development which account for 30% of government spending in Africa and serve as the underlying drivers for nutrition. The MNAP focuses on 3 areas of intervention: i) Leveraging the Bank’s voice and leadership to catalyse greater efforts on nutrition across Africa; ii) Mainstreaming nutrition in the Bank’s portfolio, pipeline, and workplace; and iii) Increasing production and consumption of safe and nutritious foods.
Links:
Global Nutrition Report - Africa
https://globalnutritionreport.org/resources/nutrition-profiles/africa/
Crop Trust
https://www.croptrust.org
Crop Monitor
https://www.cropmonitor.org
Africa Food Systems Forum’s
https://agrf.org
Nutrition Workforce - Uganda
https://nutritionconnect.org/node/2070
https://wasafirihub.com/blog/how-might-leadership-on-food-systems-in-africa-deliver-better-for-nutrition/
https://au.int/en/pressreleases/20180129/african-union-launches-africa-agriculture-transformation-scorecard-aats-%E2%80%93
https://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/strengthening-global-nutrition-advocacy-insights-african-leaders-nutrition-london-meeting-70883
Higher Nutrition Spin Offs
https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Next-Level_Farming
Charts & Maps
5 Countries Make Up Half of Africa’s GDP
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-just-five-countries-make-up-half-of-africas-gdp/
Most produced crops in Africa
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/what-are-the-most-produced-cash-crops-in-africa/
Africa - Ghana
>>> https://cewafsghana.com
>>> https://www.ghanafoodmovement.com
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/foresight-africa-2023/
