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Workforce Nutrition Alliance has launched the 2nd edition of its formal guidebooks for all four pillars: Healthy Food at Work, Breastfeeding Support, Nutrition Education, and Nutrition‑Focused Health Checks. These updated versions mark a significant step forward in supporting employers to create healthier, more productive work environments. Key upgrades include: Each guidebook now includes a dedicated…

Across agricultural supply chains, smallholder farmers rise before sunrise, work long hours in the field, and sustain the global food system. Yet many continue to face food insecurity, limited dietary diversity, malnutrition, preventable health conditions, and inadequate support during critical life stages such as pregnancy and breastfeeding. These challenges are not isolated. They influence household…

A strong foundation and a clear opportunity to lead The 2026 World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) Food and Agriculture Benchmark shows that companies continue to be the primary drivers of workforce nutrition action, and workforce nutrition remains one of the more advanced healthy food systems indicators measured. Out of 350 companies assessed, 86 reported implementing workforce…

Smallholder farmers produce 70–80% of the world’s food, yet many remain food insecure and highly vulnerable to climate change. While governments and organisations are investing in climate-smart agriculture, drought-resistant crops, and resilient technologies, one critical piece is often missing: the nutrition and wellbeing of farmers themselves. At the Workforce Nutrition Alliance (WNA), we believe that…

Food is more than fuel for the human body. It’s the heartbeat of our daily lives and the hidden driver of the future of work. This year’s World Food Day theme, “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future,” carries a deeply personal message. It reinforces that the type and quality of food…

Daily, more than 40,000 employees work at Pakistan’s Hattar Industrial Estate (HIE), a hub of over 300 industries producing textiles, ceramics, chemicals, and food. But behind the hum of machines lies a quieter issue: are the nutritional and employee wellbeing needs of the workers being met? A recent GAIN study across five industries in HIE…

They say, “the reward for good work is more work.” For the Bangladesh Workforce Nutrition Alliance (WNA), this couldn’t be truer. What began as a simple handshake in 2022 between the Department of Labour (DoL) under the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) has blossomed into a national…

On the 23rd May, ahead of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, the  Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Global Lead for Workforce Nutrition Programme, Dr. Bärbel Weiligmann, along with The Consumer Goods Forum’s Health and Sustainability Director, Sharon Bligh, convened with key representatives from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the…

The number of adults living with diabetes has more than doubled over the span of 30 years, rising from 7% in 1990 to more than 14% in 2022. An estimated 828 million adults worldwide currently live with diabetes, and if trends continue, this is projected to reach 1.3 billion by 2050. Diabetes is a chronic disease…

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide, accounting for an alarming 74% of all deaths [1]. The burden is especially high in low- and middle-income countries, where nearly three-quarters of these deaths occur[2]. Diseases like diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular conditions, and chronic respiratory illnesses are projected to increase by 17% in…