www.ecdpm.org/dp149 Bruce Byiers, Simona Seravesi

1. The enriching business
of nutrition
Market-based partnerships and
regional approaches to
nutrition
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Bruce Byiers, Simona Seravesi

2. Context
• Nutrition mounting the agenda
• CAADP Pillar III…from:
food security to nutrition security
quantity to quality of food
• Complex, multi-sectoral,…
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Increasing business for development/BoP
Value-chain integration, labour standards
On-going regional integration agenda
CAADP investment plans
• Opportunities!
• Food, health, jobs, development…
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3. Questions
• What are the main characteristics, drivers
and constraints of multi-stakeholder
partnerships that tackle under-nutrition?
• What are the potential benefits of a regional
approach?
• What are the implications for policy-makers
and donors?
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4. Alignment of agendas
• Nutrition: Awareness, Availability, Access,
Supporting Environment
• Business & development/BoP: Awareness,
Availability, Access and Affordability
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…what about:
Objectives?
Approaches?
Targets?
Impacts?
Sustainability?
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5. Availability, Awareness, Access
• Direct
Consumer demand
Micro-nutrients
Commercial?
Sustainable?
• Indirect
Producers/small holders
Diversification
Enriched seeds
Education, health
Greater economic impact?
• Enabling/supporting
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Regulations
Government champions
Governance and institutions
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6. A world of tradeoffs
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Commercial viabilty vs coverage
Awareness is key – information/marketing
Regulation also – institutional challenges
BoP needs scale - little on regional
approaches
Business environment an overriding
constraint
Approaches able to deal with nutrition
complexity?
Need for CSOs to share risks, ensure local
linkages, benefits?
Motivation – does it matter if it is CSR?
How can local development benefit?
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7. Discussion topics
• Challenges & lessons
• More on roles of partnerships and
different partners?
• How to create more trust and credibility?
• Drivers, obstacles and opportunities for
greater private sector participation?
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8. Thank you
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