1         About Gain

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the UN in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, GAIN has Programmes and projects being carried out in a variety of other countries, particularly in Africa and Asia. Working with both governments and businesses, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver more nutritious food for all people.

GAIN is working in Pakistan since 2007 to tackle malnutrition, with an initial focus on Large-Scale Food Fortification. Later GAIN’s focus expanded to include Biofortification of Crops, Adolescents’ Nutrition and Private Sector Engagement through SUN Business Network. GAIN plays a significant role in the public policy landscape in Pakistan, as it does in many other countries around the world.

In Pakistan, malnutrition, particularly among children and women, remains a significant public health challenge. GAIN's work in the country is aimed at helping the government address these issues through evidence-based policies and programs. GAIN's role in the public policy landscape in Pakistan is aligned with the global effort to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2, which aims to end hunger, achieve food security.

2         Background

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is providing technical support for development of a food systems transformation/ nutrition research agenda to guide research priorities for food system transformation in Pakistan. As part of this effort, a series of stakeholder workshops, conferences, and consultations will be conducted to identify key research themes. To ensure that insights from these engagements are systematically documented and structured into a comprehensive Nutrition Research Agenda, GAIN seeks to engage a consultancy firm with expertise in food system transformation for better nutrition research.

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