The SUN Business Network (SBN) aims to increase the availability and affordability of safe, nutritious foods to consumers, especially low-income consumers through activities at global and national levels. At a national level, the SBN convenes businesses, assesses technical, financial and other business support service needs for members, and advocates the role of business in addressing nutrition at country level. Read More
The SUN Business Network (SBN) aims to increase the availability and affordability of safe, nutritious foods to consumers, especially low-income consumers through activities at global and national levels. At a national level, the SBN convenes businesses, assesses technical, financial and other business support service needs for members, and advocates the role of business in addressing nutrition at country level. At a global level, the SBN acts as a focal point for engaging multinational businesses in nutrition activities such as making workplace nutrition commitments.Read More
The SUN Business Network (SBN) aims to increase the availability and affordability of safe, nutritious foods to consumers, especially low-income consumers through activities at global and national levels. At a national level, the SBN convenes businesses, assesses technical, financial and other business support service needs for members, and advocates the role of business in addressing nutrition at country level.Read More
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The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Pitch Competition, organised by the SUN Business Network, harnesses innovative solutions for improved nutrition by connecting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets with technical assistance and investment opportunities. The Global SUN Pitch Competition 2020 took place as a virtual event on 30th July 2020, showcasing the top 21 entrepreneurs shortlisted from National SUN Pitch Competitions in 2019. Read More
SMEs are critical in shaping the nutritional outcomes of local food systems; 64% of food consumed in Africa is handled by millions of SMEs along agri-food value chains as input suppliers, off-takers, processors, distributors, or otherwise. They constitute a pull factor, aggregating smallholder farmers into the value chain and upgrading the quality and efficiency of farming, leading to a more sustainable food system. Read More
The success of the SUN Pitch Competition is thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and partners, without whom the competition would not be possible. Our sponsors and partners offer a variety of in-kind and financial contributions to support the national and global pitch competitions, provide mentorship to finalists and increase the visibility of the competition Read More
The Global SUN Pitch Competition brought together 21 innovative SMEs from national pitch competitions in Africa and Asia to pitch their nutrition solution to a panel of high-level judges and an audience of investors for a chance to win cash and technical assistance prizes. Read More
National SUN Pitch Competitions are run by SUN Business Networks in partnership with a local accelerator. All shortlisted applicants selected through National SUN Pitch Competitions compete in an in-person bootcamp focused on nutrition awareness, strategy for scale and soft skills training, culminating in a national pitching event. National SUN Pitch Competitions were held in the following countries throughout 2019:
EBANI is a tool to stimulate dialogue between government, business, and other actors to improve the enabling environment for nutrition.
EBANI measures the policy and legislative enablers for increasing private sector investment in safe, nutritious diets across the 30 countries. It has been envisaged as both a global and a national advocacy tool that can help to start conversations and spark ideas around key recommendations to make policy and legislative environments more enabling for businesses, SMEs in particular, to contribute to advancing positive nutrition outcomes. This first round of EBANI has been developed by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the Scaling Up Nutrition Business Network, to provide insights into the nutrition and food policy landscapes in selected countries where national SBNs are present. This includes an overview of the country’s existing policies, measures, and scores relating to the 22 EBANI indicators – examining food and nutrition standards, safety, communication and support for private-sector players, among others.
EBANI provides a starting point for conversations among stakeholders, identifying gaps between what is stated, and what results from existing policies. It is important to emphasise that EBANI is a heuristic tool to support starting policy discussions – rather than a scientifically comparative assessment for ranking and comparing diverse national policy environments.
Explore the wide range of EBANI user resources including a detailed methodology, user guide, as well as the global and country EBANI reports.
EBANI Methodology
This document provides an comprehensive overview of the methodology and a indicator-by-indicator breakdown of all country scoring, including references to specific text within policies to support scores, and explanations of the context and reasoning .
A Brief Guide to EBANI
This user guide provides an overview of how to use EBANI country reports and provides examples of policies that have been implemented against each of the EBANI indicators.
Global EBANI Report
This report provides a global view of the EBANI scores and gleans insights into the enabling environment for private sector investment in nutrition across countries and regions.
The EBANI national reports available for the 30 countries cover three main sections:
Access all EBANI country reports in the gallery below.
