Presentation to the AIFSC-ILRI Nutrition Workshop

1. Value Chain Drivers of Nutrition
A commodity value chain contributes just one set of nutrients in a very
complex, dynamic food basket
Determinant Role of a value chain
Income  Value chain contributes to income of actors in the chain
 But there may be associated nutritional & health trade-offs
 Depends on sourcing strategy
 Distribution of income influences willingness and ability to pay for
nutritional & other attributes of a value chain product
Food supply  Sourcing (type of value chain) influences quantity and
responsiveness, quality, access (distribution system)
 Local small-scale / domestic modern / imports
Food prices  Sourcing influences prices and price variability
 Policies can mitigate/exacerbate price shocks and trends
Consumer  Ultimately determines how product is used
knowledge  Variable familiarity with good practices
 Market imperfections, esp. information asymmetries

2. Value Chain Drivers of Nutrition
• Choice of sourcing strategy is key to nature of drivers
on nutrition
• Within a value chain, opportunities mainly lie around:
Determinant Entry point
Income • Promotion of pro-poor small-scale production and marketing
systems to generate income
Food supply • Enhancing nutrient quality (processing, handling techniques)
• Improving productivity and distribution efficiency
Food prices • Improving productivity and distribution efficiency
• Policies: social protection schemes
Consumer • Social marketing
knowledge • Nutrition education