On Saturday, June 8, the Government of Canada demonstrated its commitment to the fight against malnutrition by announcing an important new contribution, CDN $20 million in new funding to the CGIAR Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) program.

Canada’s contribution will allow the A4NHprogram to accelerate new impact-oriented research by supporting:

• researchers’ work to design and implement agriculture and health programs that improve the diets of mothers and children;
• new research into community and farmer organizations, and private-sector actors, for market solutions aimed at reducing the price of nutritious food;
• the design and evaluation of strategies that will scale up the delivery and reach of effective agricultural interventions; and
• research to combine new technologies with enhanced capacity and market-based innovations that reduce risks to poor producers and consumers from perishable foods.

Read the full story by John McDermott, Director, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health, on the Agriculture for Nutrition and Health website.