business and nutrition: what’s possible? what isn’t?

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Donor agencies, governments and corporations are looking to mobilise businesses in the global campaign to reduce undernutrition. Involving the private sector in “nutrition sensitive” development is seen as key to sustaining progress in the long run. Food and agriculture are at the centre of these efforts. But how can food businesses contribute, and why aren’t they doing so already? Drawing on evidence from Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania, this seminar examines why food markets often fail to provide nutrient-rich foods to the people most in need. It looks at several policy responses to these problems and asks what has made these efforts succeed or fail. These experiences suggest that policy change and public action are key if businesses are to play a role in tackling undernutrition.

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Business and Nutrition:What’s possible? What isn’t?

John HumphreyEwan Robinson

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Outline

• Intro• Business and development• Business ecosystem issues• Case studies• Conclusion

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Introduction

• Why food and nutrition?

• Why businesses?

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A framework forBusiness and Development

4

Business Ecosystem constraints

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Inputs Farm production Processing ConsumersRetailingDistribution

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Regulation / Market Order

Inputs Farm production Processing ConsumersRetailingDistribution

Price and quality Signalling

Reaching the poor

Low awareness

Business ecosystem constraints

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Case studies

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Non-profit Distribution

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Regulation / Market Order Regulation / Market Order

Inputs Farm production Processing ConsumersRetailingDistribution

Price and quality Signalling

Low awareness

Non-profit distribution (i.e. RUTF)

Reaching the poorReaching the poor

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Regulation / Market Order Regulation / Market Order

Commercial Distribution

Inputs Farm production Processing ConsumersRetailingDistribution

Price and quality Signalling

Reaching the poorReaching the poor

Low awareness

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Mandatory Fortification

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Regulation / Market Order Regulation / Market Order

Inputs Farm production Processing ConsumersRetailingDistribution

Price and quality Signalling

Low awareness

Mandatory Fortification

Reaching the poorReaching the poor

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Mandatory Fortification

Dangote Flour Mills, Lagos, Nigeriahttp://dangote.com/ourbrands/flour

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Farm Production

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Regulation / Market Order

Inputs Farm production Processing ConsumersRetailingDistribution

Price and quality Signalling

Reaching the poor

Low awareness

Price and quality

Farm Production

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John Humphrey
Needs signalling blue, or some progression of problem solving

Inputs Farm production Processing

Price and quality

Price and quality

Farm Production

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Regulation / Market Order

Inputs Farm production Processing ConsumersRetailingDistribution

Price and quality Signalling

Price and quality Signalling

Reaching the poor

Low awareness

Reaching the poor

Low awareness

Farm Production

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Complementary Foods

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Complementary Foods in Tanzania

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Product Price per kgMaize flour 1,000Domestic flour mix 3,000Domestic fortified flour 5,000Multinational 13-20,000

Concluding thoughts

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Questions?

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