Improving nutrition in Africa by strengthening the diversity, sustainability, resilience and connectivity of food systems

Project Information

HealthyFoodAfrica

Grant agreement ID: 862740

DOI

10.3030/862740

Project closed

EC signature date 1 May 2020

Start date 1 June 2020

End date 31 May 2025

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy

Total cost

€ 6 917 551,25

EU contribution

€ 6 917 551,25

Coordinated by

LUONNONVARAKESKUS
Finland

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (9)

"""Living Document"" with a synthesis of key results from the thematic WPs"

Living Document with a synthesis of key results from the thematic WPs MV Luke all partners M12 regular updates The synthesis will summarise the key results from the thematic WPs and have the form of a Living Document and all partners are invited to contribute

Analytical framework for nutrition and consumption

Tailored analytical frameworks to identify nutrition and consumption issues within the specific FSL contexts including a set of common indicators to measure outcomes on food environments determinants of food choices dietary patterns and nutrition

Strategic roadmap for transdisciplinary action-oriented research

A discussion document will be produced to guide the transdisciplinary and multistakeholder processes within the project The paper will include a strategic roadmap a transdisciplinary conceptual framework as well as common terminology

Training Kit

Training Kit for innovative food product and process development UNIPI Luke Bona M20 A range of targeted training material on development of food products and processes including onlinemobile learning will be elaborated for training of partners and relevant stakeholders including as part of the a summer school

Training material on gender in food systems

Training material on gender in food systems MAK Luke M24 Material for capacity building activities on enhancing the role of gender in food systems change

Discussion paper on current food safety gaps, food losses and improvement options

Discussion paper with infographics on current food safety gaps food losses and improvement options

Report on the institutional aspects affecting food system change

Report on the institutional aspects affecting food system change Aeres Hivos MV Luke NIBIO M30 Summary report of the institutional and governance aspects affecting food system changes based on the lessons learnt in the 10 FSL

First set of practice abstracts

First set of 10 practice abstracts 27 The resulting innovative knowledge and easy accessible enduser material from this project will feed into the EIPAGRI The agricultural European Innovation Partnership website for broad dissemination The enduser material to be produced contains at least ten summaries for practitioners in the EIP common format practice abstracts including the characteristics of the project eg contact details of partners etc A full package of practice abstracts will be produced by the project containing all the outcomesrecommendations which are ready for practiceA practice abstract is a short summary of around 10001500 characters word count no spaces see below which describes the main informationrecommendationpractice that can serve the endusers in their daily practice Guidance and templates for these practice abstracts are available on the EIPAGRI web site httpeceuropaeueipagricultureencontenteipagricommonformat A total target number of 20 practice abstracts is foreseen for the project Half of them are expected to delivered in the first batch

Policy Brief on the role of gender in food systems change

Policy Brief on the role of gender in food systems change MAK Luke M12 Summary of lessons learnt from a gender perspective The report with infographics and Policy Brief include guidelines for gendermainstreaming

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (1)

Awareness-raising campaigns

Awarenessraising campaigns related to food and nutrition Luke M36 Pilots for accessible communication campaigns include an inclusive photography campaign and radioTVsocial media campaigns

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (15)

Towards adequate food environment in Benin public primary schools, the challenge of food supply and hygiene practices: a case study of three municipalities

Author(s): Koukou, Elie & Bodjrenou, Sam & Bankole, Malikath & Sossa, Jerome & Termote, Céline & Azokpota, Paulin & Hounkpatin, Waliou & Bello, Faick.
Published in: Progress in Nutrition, Issue Vol. 25 No. 3 (2023), 2023, ISSN 1129-8723
Publisher: Mattioli 1885 SpA
DOI: 10.23751/pn.v25i3.13992

Effect of Seasonal Variation and Farming Systems on the Properties of Nile Tilapia Gelatin Extracted from Scales

Author(s): Ebenezer Asiamah, Amy Atter, Hayford Ofori, PapaToa Akunor, Stephen Nketia, Hanna Koivula, Youngsun Lee, Agyakwah Seth Koranteng
Published in: Heliyon, Issue Volume 10, issue 2, 2023, ISSN 2405-8440
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4631100

Adolescents’ dietary patterns, their drivers and association with double burden of malnutrition in adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Kenya’s urban slums

Author(s): Milkah N Wanjohi, Elizabeth Wambui Kimani-Murage, Gershim Asiki, Michelle Holdsworth, Rebecca Pradeilles, Nelson Langat, Dickson A. Amugsi, Calistus Wilunda, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch
Published in: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, Issue 43, 2024, ISSN 2072-1315
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/s41043-024-00664-7

Micronutrient intake inadequacies in Northwest Ethiopian children aged 6–23 months

Author(s): Yonatan Menber, Tefera Belachew, Netsanet Fentahun
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 14, 2024, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-68381-z

The rise and fall of onion production; its multiple constraints on pre-harvest and post-harvest management issues along the supply chain in northwest Ethiopia

Author(s): Yebirzaf Yeshiwas, Melkamu Alemayehu, Enyew Adgo
Published in: Heliyon, Issue 9, 2025, Page(s) e15905, ISSN 2405-8440
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15905

Tilapia consumption patterns and consumer preferences: Predictors and perspectives of consumers in Ghana

Author(s): Anthonia Helga Andoh-Odoom, Kwabena Asiedu Bugyei, Amy Atter, Vincent Owusu Kyei-Baffour, Angela Parry-Hanson Kunadu, Firibu Kwesi Saalia, Mary Anti Chama, Youngsun Lee, Hanna Maarit Koivula, Wisdom Kofi Amoa-Awua, Seth Koranteng Agyakwah
Published in: Heliyon, Issue 10, 2025, Page(s) e30247, ISSN 2405-8440
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30247

A Framework for Assessing Food System Governance in Six Urban and Peri-Urban Regions in Sub-saharan Africa

Author(s): Qiuzhen Chen, Karlheinz Knickel, Mehreteab Tesfai, John Sumelius, Alice Turinawe, Rosemary Emegu Isoto, Galyna Medyna
Published in: Frontiers in sustainable food systems, Issue 30 November 2021, 2021, ISSN 2571-581X
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.763352

Food and nutrition knowledge, attitudes and practices among children in public primary school with canteens in southern Benin: a case study

Author(s): Faïck Bello, Elie Koukou, Sam Bodjrenou, Céline Termote, Paulin Azokpota, Waliou Amoussa Hounkpatin
Published in: BMC Nutrition, Issue 10, 2024, ISSN 2055-0928
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/s40795-024-00857-7

Micronutrient inadequacy among lactating mothers in rural areas of North Mecha District, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Author(s): Yonatan Menber, Selamawit Gashaw, Tefera Belachew, Netsanet Fentahun
Published in: Frontiers in Nutrition, Issue 11, 2024, ISSN 2296-861X
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1354459

Influence of cultivar and plant density on the growth, bulb yield and quality traits of onion (Allium cepa L.)

Author(s): Yebirzaf Yeshiwas, Melkamu Alemayehu, Enyew Adgo
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 14, 2024, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-79490-0

Perspectives of Food Safety Challenges of Selected Food Commodities in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review

Author(s): Mercy Mukuma, Vincent Nyau, Lukonde Mwelwa-Zgambo, Chiza Kumwenda, John Shindano, Twambo Hachibamba, Aubrey Sadoki
Published in: Journal of Food Research, Issue 14, 2024, Page(s) 23, ISSN 1927-0895
Publisher: Canadian Center of Science and Education
DOI: 10.5539/jfr.v14n1p23

Strategic mapping of onion supply chains: a comprehensive analysis of production and post-harvest processes in Northwest Ethiopia

Author(s): Yebirzaf Yeshiwas, Melkamu Alemayehu, Enyew Adgo
Published in: Frontiers in Sustainability, Issue 5, 2024, ISSN 2673-4524
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2024.1387907

Improving governance arrangements for vegetable value chains in sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia and Cotonou, Benin

Author(s): Rosemary Emegu Isoto, Alice Turinawe, Irene Nakamatte, John Sumelius, Qiuzhen Chen, Paolo Prosperi, Mila Sell, Fifali Sam Ulrich Bodjrenou, Elie Koukou, Faïck Bello, Waliou Amoussa Hounkpatin, Melkamu Alemayehu, Gashaw Tilahun Desta, Hirut Assaye, Enyew Adgo, Bissola Malikath Bankole
Published in: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, Issue 28, 2025, Page(s) 150-170, ISSN 1559-2448
Publisher: Wageningen Academic
DOI: 10.22434/ifamr1148

Enhancing bulb yield through nitrogen fertilization and the use of hybrid onion (Alluim cepa L.) varieties in northwest Ethiopia

Author(s): Yebirzaf Yeshiwas, Melkamu Alemayehu, Enyew Adgo
Published in: PLOS ONE, Issue 19, 2024, Page(s) e0312394, ISSN 1932-6203
Publisher: Public Library of Science
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0312394

Validation of the minimum dietary diversity for women as a predictor of micronutrient adequacy among lactating women in Ethiopia

Author(s): Yonatan Menber, Selamawit Gashaw, Tefera Belachew, Netsanet Fentahun
Published in: Frontiers in Nutrition, Issue 11, 2024, ISSN 2296-861X
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1459041

Book chapters (1)

Priorities for inclusive urban food system transformations in the Global South

Author(s): Moustier P., Holdsworth M., The Anh D., Seck P., Renting H., Caron P., Bricas N. ; J. Von Braun, K. Afsana, L. Fresco, A.H. M.H.
Published in: Science and innovations for food systems transformation, 2023
Publisher: Aeres

Non-peer reviewed articles (1)

The diverse and complementary components of urban food systems in the global South: Characterization and policy implications

Author(s): Moustier P., Holdsworth M., The Anh D., Seck P., Renting H., Caron P., Bricas N.
Published in: Global Food Security, Issue Volume 36, 2023, ISSN 2211-9124
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2022.100663

Other (2)

 PROMOTION OF PULSE LEGUME INOCULATION IN AFRICA IN THE HealthyFoodAfrica CONSORTIUM. 

Author(s): Kristina Lindström, Aregu Aserse, Sirkku Juhola,Enyew Adgo
Published in: 2023
Publisher: ENFC COMMITTEES

Training material on gender in food systems

Author(s): Rosemary Emegu Isoto, Alice Turinawe, Linda Rosengren, Mila Sell, Amit Ashkenazy
Published in: 2022
Publisher: Makerere University