Fill the Nutrient Gap

The Fill the Nutrient Gap analysis (FNG) supports decision makers to identify the best mix of context-specific interventions across systems to make healthy and nutritious diets more accessible for vulnerable individuals and households. Using local food prices and food expenditure data, the FNG uses linear programming to calculate the cost of nutritious and healthy diets and assess the barriers that households face to consuming them. The process is carried out in collaboration with a range of national stakeholders and its results are used to inform policies and programming across systems that can contribute to improving nutrition such as social protection, food, health, agriculture, and education.