Commitment

Closing the micronutrient gap

Private sector - food business / Netherlands

Royal DSM

Commitment made: 29 Oct 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

Multi-country - Low- and middle-income countries

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Commitment description

We commit to helping to fill the current nutrient gap of 800 million people by 2030 through fortified staples and public health supplements, together with our cross-sector partners. This impact is significant as we strive to reach the third of the world's population that is currently lacking adequate nutrition, scaling up from the few hundred million people that we reach today.

Right now, more than one in four people worldwide are suffering from micronutrient deficiencies. Many live in low- and middle-income countries, and they often include women and children. Every child has the right to reach their full potential, for this, it is essential to receive the right nutrients and vitamins during their first 1,000 days of life.

Global Nutrition Targets

Anaemia
Under-5 stunting
Under-5 wasting
Low birthweight

Nutrition Action Classification across all goals

Enabling

  • Financial
  • Operational
  • Leadership and governance
  • Research monitoring and data

Policy

  • Food environment
  • Food supply chain
  • Consumer knowledge
  • Nutrition care services

Impact

  • Undernutrition
  • Diet
  • Obesity and diet-related NCDs
  • Food and nutrition security

N4G themes covered by goals

  • Food
  • Health
  • Resilience
  • Data
  • Financing

Total funding and costs across all goals

Funders Royal DSM
Funding mechanism self
Cost secured 100%
Total costs estimated Yes, and not willing to disclose the amount

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