Evidence for Improving Nutrition through Agriculture and Food Systems
Event Date
21
Jul
2026
Online
This first webinar of the Nutrition Deep Dive Series explores the latest evidence on how food availability, affordability, healthy food environments and healthy diet indicators can inform nutrition-sensitive agriculture and food systems programming.
For this webinar, we are delighted to welcome Anna Herforth, a leading expert in nutrition and food systems who collaborates with organizations such as WHO, FAO, and the World Bank and has led global efforts to improve nutrition through better food environments and food systems.
During the webinar we will touch on the following points:
- Evidence on the links between agriculture, food systems and nutrition outcomes
- The importance of food availability, affordability and healthy food environments
- Emerging insights on the role of agricultural diversification in supporting healthy diets
- Why healthy diet indicators are essential for identifying challenges and informing action
The session will also showcase new approaches and data that help strengthen the evidence base for nutrition-sensitive agriculture and food systems programming.