Nourishing millions: Stories of change in nutrition

Malnutrition costs the world trillions of dollars, but global commitment to improving people’s nutrition is on the rise, and so is our knowledge of how to do so. Over the past 50 years, understanding of nutrition has evolved beyond a narrow focus on hunger and famine. We now know that good nutrition depends not only on people’s access to a wide variety of foods, but also on the care they receive and the environment they live in. A number of countries and programs have exploited this new understanding to make enormous strides in nutrition. Nourishing Millions: Stories of Change in Nutrition brings together the most intriguing stories from the past five decades to show what works in nutrition, what does not, and the factors that contribute to success. The stories gathered here examine interventions that address nutrition directly—such as community nutrition programming and feeding programs for infants and young children—as well as nutrition-sensitive policies related to agriculture, social protection, and clean water and sanitation. The authors consider efforts to combat the severest forms of acute malnutrition as well as overweight and obesity. They shed light on nutrition success stories on the ground in places ranging from Bangladesh, Brazil, Nepal, Peru, Thailand, and Vietnam to Ethiopia and the state of Odisha in India. The book also examines how nutrition “champions” emerge and drive change. Altogether, Nourishing Millions is a unique look at past and emerging nutrition successes and challenges around the world.

Chapter 1 How Nutrition Improves Chapter 2 On the Front Line Chapter 3 Off to the Best Chapter 4 Hidden Hunger Chapter 5 Addressing a Neglected Problem Chapter 6 From the Ground Up Chapter 7 Reducing Risk, Strengthening Resilience Chapter 8 Clean Is Nourished Chapter 9 Malnutrition’s New Frontier Chapter 10 Local to National Chapter 11 Nutrition and Equality Chapter 12 Getting to Specifics Chapter 13 Reaching New Heights Chapter 14 Commitments and Accountability, Chapter 15 On the Fast Track Chapter 16 Agriculture, WASH, and Safety Nets Chapter 17 25 Years of Scaling Up Chapter 18 Championing Nutrition Chapter 19 New Horizons

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IFPRI1; Transform Nutrition; compact2025; F Strengthening institutions and governance; B Promoting healthy food systems; E Building Resilience; Stories of Change in Nutrition

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CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)