International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) | Source | Report |
IFPRI’s report examines how food systems can be transformed to deliver healthy, affordable, and sustainable diets globally, addressing persistent malnutrition, rising diet-related noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), and widening inequalities.
- Less than half of the global population consumes diverse, nutrient-rich diets; affordability, accessibility, and desirability remain key barriers.
- Demand-side measures— such as dietary guidelines, consumer awareness campaigns, and food marketing regulations—are essential to encourage healthier consumption.
- Supply-side strategies— including crop diversification, biofortification, fortified foods, and sustainable livestock and fisheries—can expand access to nutrient-rich diets.
- Healthy diets remain unaffordable for 3 billion people; subsidy reform, improved infrastructure, and stronger food environments are critical to reduce costs.
- Governance and policy coherence are needed to align agriculture, health, trade, and environmental objectives while ensuring equity and inclusion.
Building on these findings, the report recommends “multi-duty” interventions that address malnutrition, climate change, and inequality simultaneously; scaling both plant- and animal-source foods within sustainability limits; and redirecting subsidies toward nutritious crops. Regional analyses underscore that solutions must be context-specific, ranging from social protection in Africa to trade and food safety regulations in Latin America. At the global level, coordinated investments, innovative financing, and robust monitoring are essential to track progress. The report further calls for stronger global governance frameworks, alignment with the Kunming–Montreal Biodiversity Framework, and support for the SDG nutrition targets via inclusive multi-stakeholder engagement.
