The world is home to 1.8 billion adolescents, of which 90% live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). (1) Anemia remains a significant public health concern for this sizable yet overlooked population. (2) Indeed, adolescents are particularly susceptible to micronutrient deficiencies, referred to as hidden hunger, with iron deficiency anemia&hellip;

Leveraging school meals and the school environment to accelerate efforts toward anemia reduction

Nutritional benefits of eggs across the lifespan What makes eggs a “superfood”? In this Brain Food podcast episode, we invited Dr Lora Iannotti from the Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, USA and Dr Nelly Zavaleta from the Nutritional Research Institute in Lima, Perú to explain the facts. We&hellip;

The non-expiring nutritional benefits of eggs

Introduction In Malawi, despite ongoing governmental efforts, high malnutrition rates remain a persistent challenge and contribute significantly to preventable child deaths. A staggering 35.5% of children under five years suffer from stunting, a number that surpasses the African regional average of 30%. Additionally, maternal malnutrition may also contribute to the&hellip;

The Egg Hub: Addressing Food Security and Livelihoods

Why do we need to rethink the narrative on diverse proteins? From alternative to diverse proteins In a world grappling with the dual challenges of climate change and rapid population growth, the discourse around protein consumption is more critical than ever, especially for low and middle-income countries (LMICs). While high-income&hellip;

Revolutionizing Protein Consumption: Embracing Diverse Sources for a Sustainable Future

In its first year, Sight and Life's coordination with the Ministry of Health in Indonesia and partnership with Alomedika has trained over 20,500 healthcare practitioners to deliver multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS), reaching doctors, midwives, and nurses across 37 of Indonesia's 38 provinces One year into Indonesia’s transition from iron and&hellip;

Celebrating a Milestone for Maternal Nutrition: Training 20,500+ Healthcare Practitioners to Deliver MMS at Scale in Indonesia

What are the most important considerations for developing plant-based and other diverse diverse proteins solutions in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC)? In this fourth Brain Food episode and blog, we discuss the topic through Sight and Life’s vision by including our very own leadership team as the guest speakers! After&hellip;

The Role of Diverse Proteins for Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Discover the research of Van Thi Thuy Duong, winner of the 4th Young Scientist Award at the International Congress of Nutrition held in Tokyo in December 2022. The award was given by Global Nutrition Leadership Platform (GNLP), composed of alumni from nutrition leadership programs from across the world, and Sight and Life. Duong’s work&hellip;

Felicitating the Nutrition Leaders of Tomorrow

If you’re familiar with Sight and Life, you may have already heard of the OBAASIMA project, at some point – whether on our webpage, in our Nutrient Profiling Magazine, or in a short video interview. But let’s briefly set the scene for those of you still wondering, what exactly is OBAASIMA? Introducing OBAASIMA Let’s&hellip;

OBAASIMA | How can a label change nutrition for Ghana?

The seemingly interminable relationship between molds and agricultural produce is a cause for concern among health professionals and farmers across the world. While not all molds are dangerous, some produce poisonous substances called mycotoxins that contaminate food crops. Among the mycotoxins that affect agriculture, and subsequently human and animals, aflatoxins&hellip;

Making Food Safer for both People and the Planet

Guest speakers: Dr Martin Bloem and Dr Adam Drewnowski In this episode and blog, we explored the complex story around plant-based meat and environmental sustainability. It may have left us with more questions than answers, but this is the goal in our disruptive discussions and what science is all about!  “The two opposing&hellip;

Plant-based meat and environmental sustainability: a complex story

As the nutrition community is galvanizing efforts to address anemia more effectively and holistically, it is becoming clear that reducing heavy menstrual blood loss is not seen as a possible solution. A recent commentary published in The Lancet recognizes the importance of this oversight and argues that “interventions to reduce&hellip;

Heavy Menstrual Blood Loss – A missing piece in the anemia puzzle

Did you know? In 2020, 2.1 billion was the amount invested in plant-based meat, egg and dairy, according to the Good Food Institute. Moreover, an additional 1 billion came from full surveyed meats and fermentation… Emily Yao Skyrocketing investment in the plant-based meat market has been met with mixed sentiments.&hellip;

Podcast Episode #2: Plant-based meats – Unpacking Consumer Insights

If loaded with nutrients, plant-based meat is the game-changer of this decade.” Dr. Simone Frey “What exactly do you mean Simone, when you say, “if loaded with nutrients”? Are you implying that plant-based meats lack key nutrients?” Sight and Life This is one of the questions we, at Sight and&hellip;

Plant-Based Meat: Getting the nutrition facts straight

“If your only tool is a hammer then every problem looks like a nail.” – Abraham Maslow If you have been following our blog series on Food Systems Innovation Hubs, you will have learned all about the pressing nutrition problems facing low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) (read the blog here), read&hellip;

Inspire! Invest! Innovate!

Once in a blue moon, exceptional ideas turn into great companies that change the world Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin In a recent Global Entrepreneurship Report, Africa was shown to be the region that reports the most positive attitude towards entrepreneurship, with three-quarters of working-age adults considering entrepreneurship a good career choice.&hellip;

Helping Entrepreneurs Helps Us All

Fortification Definition: The practice of deliberately increasing the content of an essential micronutrient, i.e. vitamins and minerals (including trace elements) in a food, so as to improve the nutritional quality of the food supply and provide a public health benefit with minimal risk to health. In recent decades, two very modern elements&hellip;

Fortifying Our Food to Fight Climate Change

According to our estimates, 600 million jobs will be needed by 2030 to absorb the growing global workforce, which makes SME development a high priority for many governments around the world[i]. (The World Bank) Small and Medium Enterprises, commonly referred to as SMEs, constitute approximately 90% of all businesses worldwide, accounting for nearly&hellip;

Key to Good Nutrition

The world’s population is growing, and for many, the question of how we ensure an adequate food supply for all while sustaining our planet and natural resources is a crucial one. Fundamental to addressing the current global nutrition crisis is to deliver food that can guarantee delivery of adequate nutrients&hellip;

Diverse Proteins: The nutritionists perspective

The global food system is recalibrating in the wake of many factors, one of which is the increasing demand for traditional proteins, driven in large part by low-or-middle-income emerging markets in the Global South (see Diverse Proteins: What’s the deal?). What this has led to is the rise of a new&hellip;

Diverse Proteins: Speaking to consumers

What are diverse proteins, and why are we talking about them? The global food system will need to feed 10 billion people by 2050 – including a nearly 75% increase in meat demand, driven mostly by low-and-middle-income emerging markets in the Global South[1]. Currently, the meat sector is a trillion-dollar market projected to&hellip;

Diverse Proteins: What’s the deal?

&nbsp; Increasingly those in the global nutrition arena are discussing challenges presented by the double burden of malnutrition (DBM), a concept first discussed in 1992 at the International Conference on Nutrition (ICN) held by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The concept refers to&hellip;

The Double Burden of Malnutrition

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Meilenstein für die Ernährung von Müttern: Schulung von über 20.500 Gesundheitsfachkräften für die flächendeckende Bereitstellung von MMS in Indonesien

Révolutionner la consommation de protéines : adopter des sources variées pour un avenir durable

The Egg Hub : répondre aux enjeux de sécurité alimentaire et de moyens de subsistance

Potenzial und Fortschritte bei der Ernährung von Müttern in Indien

La fermentation : une solution ancestrale aux défis modernes

Promesses et progrès de la nutrition maternelle en Inde

Fermentation: An Ancient Solution to Modern Challenges

The Promise and Progress of Maternal Nutrition in India

Fermentation: Eine uralte Lösung für moderne Herausforderungen

Fokus auf Nahrungsergänzungsmittel mit mehreren Mikronährstoffen in der Schwangerschaft: Zweite Ausgabe

Zoom sur les suppléments de micronutriments multiples pendant la grossesse : deuxième édition

Focusing on Multiple Micronutrient Supplements in Pregnancy: Second Edition

Precision Nutrition for Low - and Middle-Income Countries: Hype or Hope?

Sight and Life et la Fondation Yadam s'associent pour jeter les bases du développement à grande échelle des aliments fermentés en Éthiopie.

Sight and Life und die Yadam Foundation arbeiten zusammen, um die Grundlagen für die Skalierung fermentierter Lebensmittel in Äthiopien zu schaffen.

Sight and Life and Yadam Foundation Partner to Build the Foundations for Scaling Fermented Foods in Ethiopia

Sight and Life bringt afrikanische Führungskräfte auf dem AFS-Forum 2026 zusammen, um die Fermentation von der wissenschaftlichen Evidenz zur großtechnischen Umsetzung voranzutreiben.

Sight and Life réunit des dirigeants africains au Forum AFS 2026 pour faire passer la fermentation du stade des preuves à celui du passage à l'échelle.

Sight and Life brings African Leaders Together at AFS Forum 2026 to Advance Fermentation from Evidence to Scale.

Sight and Life lance une initiative de biscuits au millet enrichis en phytase pour renforcer la nutrition de plus de 7 000 élèves en Inde.

Sight and Life startet eine Initiative für mit Phytase angereicherte Hirse-Kekse, um die Ernährung von mehr als 7.000 Schulkindern in Indien zu verbessern.

Des œufs extraordinaires : qu'est-ce qu'un « Egg Hub » ? (2/2)

Außergewöhnliche Eier: Was ist ein Egg Hub? (2/2)

Extraordinary Eggs: What is an Egg Hub? (2/2)

Des œufs extraordinaires : qu'est-ce qu'un « Egg Hub » ? (1/2)

Außergewöhnliche Eier: Was ist ein „Egg Hub“? (1/2)

Extraordinary Eggs: What is an Egg Hub? (1/2)

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Folge 5 | Außergewöhnliche Eier: Die Wissenschaft der Eierschale (Teil 1)

Améliorer la nutrition maternelle et infantile : s'associer pour accélérer la distribution de suppléments en micronutriments multiples (MMS)

Verbesserung der Ernährung von Müttern und Kindern: Partnerschaft zur Beschleunigung der Bereitstellung von MMS

Improving Maternal & Child Nutrition: Partnering to Accelerate Delivery of MMS

Mélanges de poudres de micronutriments : un effort modeste, un impact social considérable

„Mikronährstoff-Pulvermischungen: geringer Aufwand, enorme soziale Wirkung“

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This report highlights fermentation as an overlooked solution to global health challenges. It delves into the science behind fermentation, examines barriers to widespread adoption and opportunities for scaling up, showcases best practices through case studies, and outlines a strategic action framework for fermentation in LMICs.

From benefit schemes to disease control, leveraging digital channels to personal outreach, this report shows the effort made by various stakeholders to advance maternal nutrition in India – as well as the gaps that remain.

This report compiles the latest evidence, country case studies, and resources to support implementers and country governments in introducing and scaling-up MMS.

In the past decade, significant technological advances have increasingly made a case against the use of a one-size-fits-all approach in public health nutrition. Instead, new concepts, including Precision Nutrition, have surfaced in high-income countries with considerable potential to transform current public health nutrition interventions and improve nutritional outcomes. But where do low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) fit in the picture?
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We hope this report will inspire you to join forces with us to make Precision Nutrition a solution for all populations, especially those who need it most.

We are thrilled to share the 35th Anniversary issue of the Sight and Life Magazine, celebrating achievements in nutrition to drive the global agenda forward and explore innovations over the last decade. Through these pages, we turn back time on topics including maternal nutrition, vitamin A dosing, and data visualization, and then follow up with the latest perspectives from experts in the fields.

Celebrating our 35th anniversary

This challenging issue catalyzed Sight and Life’s current work on nutrient profiling in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and stimulated the idea for this Special Report. In particular, it was in the context of our work on the <a href="https://dev.sightandlife.org/our-work/obaasima">OBAASIMA</a> project in Ghana that we saw a willingness on the part of SMEs to engage in developing more affordable, nutritious foods, but where we quickly came to realize the many obstacles to achieving this aim. 
One such challenge was the use of nutrient profiling models that were developed initially to prevent obesity in high-income countries (HICs) but were not necessarily applicable in a country such as Ghana. In this Special Report, Adam Drewnowski shares how nutrient profiling models tend to penalize dietary energy by giving lower ratings to foods containing excessive calories, fat, sugar, and salt. Such energy-driven nutrient profiling models need to be reconceptualized for use in LMICs, where hunger, undernutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies persist as major public health concerns.

Nutrient Profiling: Designing a Healthier Future for Global Benefit

This Sight and Life Special Report | Micronutrient Forum 5th Global Conference CONNECTED 2020 aims to serve as an important resource for all in the nutrition community. It provides an in-depth review of the five tracks: Micronutrient Biology and Status Assessment, Efficacy and Safety of Micronutrient Interventions, Program Effectiveness, Designing an Enabling Environment for Micronutrients, and Food Systems.
 
Visit the <a href="https://www.eventscribe.com/2020/MNF-CONNECTED/">Micronutrient Forum CONNECTED platform</a> for free access to the on-demand sessions and recorded content

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The Sight and Life Special Report: Focusing on Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) in Pregnancy compiles and curates the latest evidence, experience from the field, and resources for scale-up. It aims to serve as an important resource for decision-makers and implementers, thereby driving the introduction and adoption of MMS.

Focusing on Multiple Micronutrient Supplements in Pregnancy

This edition explores the various dimensions and applications of consumer insights. Through these pages we look at innovative methods and tools by using behavioral science as the foundation for generating consumer insights and identifying trends. There are examples of how consumer insights have been applied to design products and services, using different approaches such as social and behavior change communication, human-centered design, social marketing, and so much more!

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In this issue of the Sight and Life Magazine, we used the data value chain as the organizing framework and invited authors who are thought leaders and practitioners not just to highlight the challenges along each step of the value chain but also to offer viable solutions that are pushing the envelope.

Data in Nutrition

This edition of the Sight and Life Magazine focuses on food product innovation and the huge potential it has to help us address key challenges in the journey to a sustainable planet that is free from all forms of malnutrition.

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Fortified rice has the potential to reach 130 million people in 12 African countries, three-quarters of which are in West Africa, and help tackle micronutrient deficiencies.

Scaling up Rice Fortification in West Africa

Over the past decades, scaling up of rice fortification has been hampered by technological limitations. Today, affordable technology exists to produce fortified rice kernels that look and taste like non-fortified rice. Advances in coating and extrusion technologies allow micronutrients to be retained effectively even after long washing and cooking processes, which makes rice fortification an effective and affordable strategy.

Sight and Life Supplement: Scaling Up Rice Fortification in Latin America and the Caribbean

This edition of the Sight and Life Magazine navigates various approaches in which technology and entrepreneurship can improve the nutrition landscape around the world. Technology plays an increasingly important role in enabling the implementation of high-quality public health nutrition interventions. Similarly, innovative entrepreneurial solutions are required to improve access to proven nutrition solutions and ensure sustainability. We are grateful to the innovators and entrepreneurs who have contributed to this technology and entrepreneurship-focused issue, providing ideas and pragmatic perspectives on how to leverage technology and entrepreneurship in order to reduce the extent of malnutrition in all its forms facing our world today.

Technology and Entrepreneurship

This issue of Sight and Life Magazine focuses on food culture and we have curated contributions that explore the social and cultural domains of food choices and food experiences more broadly. We acknowledge that this is only part of the story. We promise to explore cognition (psychology, brain) and biology (evolution, genes, biochemistry) – factors that also drive food choices – in a future issue of the magazine. For some of our readers trained in biology or chemistry, culture may seem a fuzzy, perhaps non-scientific, topic. Be assured, however, that culture is as much part of nutrition as are biology, biochemistry, chemistry, and genes, and there is a rich body of research on nutrition and culture.

Focus on Food Culture

While optimal nutrition for older infants and young children is currently a global focus, we must not forget that women’s nutrition is also critical. Thus, this edition of Sight and Life Magazine focuses on women’s nutrition.  According to Preetu Mishra and Jee Hyun Rah, from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in New Delhi, India, scientific evidence shows that a large proportion of pregnant adolescents are still growing in height during and following pregnancy. In the article, “Closing the Nutrient Gap During Adolescent Pregnancies,” they recommend strategies to prevent early and frequent pregnancies until adult height is reached and explain the importance of implementing reproductive nutrition and health programs and policies for adolescents. An exciting public-private partnership in Ghana, known as Affordable Nutritious Foods for Women (ANF4W), is looking at establishing a market-based solution to improve the nutritional status of women of reproductive age with fortified food products. Dr Eva Monterrosa, Senior Scientific Manager at Sight and Life Foundation, describes in “Improving the Nutritional Status of Women of Reproductive Age,” how the project aims to provide considerable amounts of the RNIs of 18 vitamins and minerals during the critical period of pregnancy and lactation when nutrient needs are elevated. Continue reading these articles and more about women’s nutrition from leading experts through the pages of the Sight and Life Magazine.

Women's Nutrition

A food system considers the multiple activities, resources, and actors engaged in producing, processing, distributing, and consuming food. These are all shaped by, and interact with, everything from soup to nuts – i.e., all the environmental, social, political, and economic boundary conditions that determine what type of food can be produced where, how it is used, and by whom. All these elements are strongly influenced by global change drivers such as population growth, changing consumption patterns, biodiversity loss, and climate change. Given that our food systems are already struggling to bring home the bacon (i.e., to deliver on their intended outcomes of global food and nutrition security) these increasing pressures will catapult our tasks out of the frying pan and into the fire.

Food Systems

Nutrition has come a long way since the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) came into being in 2000 following the adoption of the United Nations Millennium Declaration. It was a slow process, but nutrition has come to be recognized by the World Bank as being core to development, and we have seen its critical role underscored by the prestigious medical journal The Lancet and the respected Copenhagen Consensus. Nobel laureates, economists, high-profile politicians and even His Holiness the Pope have spoken up for nutrition. And now we have the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, launched by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin, that has really generated attention, commitments, and actions. So there was some sense of sadness as we said goodbye to the opportunity the MDGs gave nutrition – a sadness compounded by the harsh reality that the world did not achieve the goals that were set and that, despite some progress being made, there is much work left unfinished.

Goodbye MDGs Hello SDGs

“The aim of Frontiers in Nutrition is to integrate major scientific disciplines in this vast field in order to address the most relevant and pertinent questions and developments.” At the dusk of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the dawn of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) we wanted to give leading thinkers in nutrition science the opportunity to share with our readers where they think the Frontiers are located. You will find the products of their thought in this edition of the magazine, in whose pages you can explore a wide variety of topics including multiple micronutrients in pregnancy, epigenetics, biomarkers and bio-indicators, benefit-risk assessment, inflammation, nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics, proteomics and metabolomics, mobile health, systems nutrition, and food systems, as well as early life nutrition and the developmental origins of adult disease.

Frontiers in Nutrition

Before implementation starts, a thorough assessment of the program setting and participants is required. Nutrition programs would benefit from a multidisciplinary systems approach, with a specific integration of social and biological concepts and expertise.

Focus on India

It is an exciting time to be a nutritionist in Africa – in a profession that is “IN”, working in a continent that has an opportunity to show that it can turn the negative into a positive; that it can deliver. Ke Nako. But I also have a deep-seated fear that we might only continue with the endless talk and eloquent orations of the past few years and not turn the promises and commitments into actions. This opportunity – just as we refer to the 1,000 days window of opportunity – will not come again. We in nutrition in Africa have this one opportunity to turn words into actions. At a recent meeting, I was challenged by Mrs Graça Machel not to lump Africa, especially sub-Saharan Africa, together, and to acknowledge that some countries are making good progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, while others are seriously lagging behind. The difference between those moving forward and the laggers lies in true leadership that knows, quoting the words of John Ruskin, that “What we think or what we know or what we believe is in the end of little consequence – the only consequence is what we do.”

Focus on Africa

This Sight and Life issue urges immediate recognition of nutrient access as a human right, emphasizing collaborative efforts for stunting prevention. Nutrients are inadequately addressed in human rights documents; extending this right beyond food is crucial. The call for inclusive action stresses stakeholders uniting to prevent stunting and emphasizes the independent recognition of the right to nutrients.

Nutrition and Nutrients

The world, now at 7 billion, grapples with a food crisis, seen vividly in the Horn of Africa, and a parallel global economic crisis. Over 2 billion people suffer from hidden hunger. Excessive consumerism and food waste compound the problem, necessitating global decisions for change. Sight and Life commits to a world where no one suffers from inadequate or unhealthy diets.

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Sight and Life Launches Phytase-Enriched Millet Biscuit Initiative to Strengthen Child Nutrition for Over 7,000 Students in India

Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Launched to Advance Maternal Nutrition in South Africa

SAL Rwanda, ABUSOL Partner to Launch Egg Hub to Improve Nutrition, Create Jobs and Strengthen Rwanda’s Poultry Value Chain

Sight and Life and MotherFood Partner to Advance Maternal Nutrition in Rwanda

Rwanda launches NOURISH to strengthen antenatal care and scale lifesaving maternal nutrition

A Call to Action for World Leaders: the Global Nutrition Crisis Demands Immediate Action

Sight and Life receives the SFNV Mountain Climber Award

Sight and Life at the CSR Summit in New Delhi, India

Sight and Life at the ETH Food Day in Zürich, Switzerland

New Formative Research Guide: Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS)

New Special Report: Precision Nutrition in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Hype or Hope?

Ethiopia welcomes the Egg Hub model

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Our new Egg Hub is already in the launch phase, with the first eggs ready to go out into the communities. Meanwhile, this summer we are launching the second edition of our MMS report.

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Episode 5 | Extraordinary eggs: Shelling Out the Science (Part 1)

Episode 5 | Extraordinary Eggs: Shelling Out the Science (Part 2)

Episode 4 | Plant-based meat: What is the role of alternative proteins in LMIC?

Episode 3 | Plant-based meats and environmental sustainability: A complex story

Episode 2 | Plant-based meat: Unpacking Consumer Insights

Episode 1 | Plant-based meat: Getting the nutrition facts straight

Behind every successful Egg Hub, there are hardworking egg farmers 🥚💪🏾

The Egg Hub provides a win-win solution in combating malnutrition and empowering smallholder farmers, encouraging them to dream big for themselves, their families, and their communities.

What does it take to be a successful Egg Hub farmer? Listen to the linked episode 🎙️

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In the inaugural episode of our new podcast series, we will be cracking open a topic that's as nutritious as it is controversial: EGGS. Eggs are "superfoods" since they are an excellent source of high quality protein, lipids, and 13 micronutrients essential for health and development. They still remain, however, one of the most under-consumed foods in many Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) where the need for such energy-dense, long shelf-life foods is highest. In the first part, we delve into the nutrition science and unravel the egg-citing debates surrounding this versatile food. From cholesterol conundrums to protein-packed goodness, we break down the facts, myths, and nutritional benefits of the egg. 
<a class="yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color" tabindex="0" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6ECugX_HMo&amp;t=0s" target="" rel="noopener">00:00</a>  Introduction 
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Extraordinary Eggs: Shelling Out the Science (1/2)

In the inaugural episode of our new podcast series, we will be cracking open a topic that's as nutritious as it is controversial: EGGS. Eggs are "superfoods" since they are an excellent source of high quality protein, lipids, and 13 micronutrients essential for health and development. They still remain, however, one of the most under-consumed foods in many Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) where the need for such energy-dense, long shelf-life foods is highest. In the second part of this episode, we scramble the fascinating potential of eggs to come up with solutions on tackling malnutrition in LMICs.
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<a class="yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color" tabindex="0" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngW8hZ1ykd0&amp;t=450s" target="" rel="noopener">07:30</a> Number of the Day / Addressing Inequalities in Egg Consumption 
<a class="yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color" tabindex="0" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngW8hZ1ykd0&amp;t=634s" target="" rel="noopener">10:34</a> Newscast / Eggs and the 2030 Global Nutrition Targets 
<a class="yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color" tabindex="0" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngW8hZ1ykd0&amp;t=851s" target="" rel="noopener">14:11</a> Conclusion / The Future of Egg Research and Consumption

Extraordinary Eggs: Shelling Out the Science (2/2)

In the second episode of Extraordinary Eggs, we will dive into a sustainable and innovative solution for egg production and consumption in LMIC; the Egg Hub model. How was this model identified and how does it even work? We will get first-hand insights from the implementors and results of the Egg Hub model in Malawi.  

Part 1 focuses on the topic of egg production and the challenges faced in getting eggs to communities that need them the most, in LMICs.

00:00 Introduction and Overview
01:14 Introducing the Experts
03:53 Recap of the Previous Episode
04:36 Challenges in Egg Production in LMIC
07:11 Scouting for Solutions: The Egg Hub Model
14:31 Question of the Day: Cultural Beliefs and Food Taboos in Malawi
18:22 Developing a Comprehensive Social Marketing Campaign
19:45 Success Story: The Story of Grace
21:25 Conclusion

In the second episode of our Extraordinary Eggs series, we will dive into a sustainable and innovative solution for egg production and consumption in LMIC; the Egg Hub model. How was this model identified and how does it even work? We will get first-hand insights from the implementors and results of the Egg Hub model in Malawi.
In Part 2, we discuss the progress made in increasing egg consumption, behavior change, and the impact of marketing campaigns. We also highlight the positive effects of the Egg Hub model on the livelihoods of farmers and its potential for scalability in different countries.
00:00 Introduction to the Egg Hub's Impact in Malawi 
00:40 The Impact of Egg Consumption in Malawi 
01:11 The Role of Social Marketing in Increasing Egg Consumption 
04:09 The Economic Impact of the Egg Hub on Farmers 
05:19 The SOFI Report and the Egg Hub Model 
06:17 The Egg Hub Model's Impact on Farmers' Livelihoods 
09:58 The Scalability of the Egg Hub Model 
15:58 Key Takeaways and Future Plans for the Egg Hub 
18:22 Conclusion

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Enakke | Rio Lawandra | Indonesia

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AgroVie | Kelvin Ogholi | Nigeria

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Glorified Community Empowerment Trust | Esnath Divasoni | Zimbabwe

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Solar Freeze | Dysmus Kisilu | Kenya

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After Energy | Dennis Nyarko | Ghana

On August 6, 2020, the fifth edition of the Elevator Pitch Contest (EPC) hosted by Sight and Life, a competition amongst innovators, was hosted online. The EPC’s goal is to identify and support projects that can be implemented and produce a meaningful impact in the short term. To stimulate innovation, the EPC looks to identify and support projects that can provide climate-smart solutions for better nutrition. Seven finalists made it to the final round ahead of over 200 applicants from 46 countries. These entrepreneurs pitched their innovative solutions changing the way nutrition is delivered and competed for a grand prize of US$5,000 and an Audience Award worth US$1,000. The Costa Rica Insect Company creates sustainable and healthy food solutions using insects to provide a solution to malnutrition and future food scarcity. Alejandro Ortega is an expert in Business Communications, with a passion for creating sustainable solutions to save the world, experienced leader and an entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Sibo Inc. &amp; Costa Rica Insect Company.

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