Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

Published purpose

Making Markets Work aims to strengthen and support the implementation of 10 country food systems pathways in Bangladesh, Benin, Ethiopia, Indonesia, India, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Tanzania. It seeks to accelerate improvements in the consumption of safe, nutritious, and sustainably produced food for all, especially the most vulnerable. The project also seeks to inspire and guide other countries and stakeholders in developing and implementing pathways. The project seeks to achieve these goals by supporting six interlinked work streams that address policy and bottlenecks within the countries' food systems. The ultimate goal is to improve the nutritional status of the poorest and most vulnerable, focusing on women. Project activities include: (1) supporting governments in strengthening policy alignment in development and implementation across sectors towards food system goals; (2) involving unheard voices in the food system pathway development and implementation process to strengthen both the decisions and the buy-in for decisions made; (3) supporting low-income consumers accessing markets within their food systems; (4) aligning and increasing private sector finance for food system transformation; (5) connecting nutrition and environment agendas within food systems pathways; and (6) generating new evidence and data for stronger learning and accountability on food systems transformation.