On the 16th October 2023, a symposium on local Dutch and international experiences of multisectoral food security and nutrition initiatives was held at the Micronutrient Forum 6th Global Conference, in The Hague (The Netherlands). Three case studies – one each from Ghana, Ethiopia, and The Netherlands – were presented. These cases aimed to illustrate successful approaches and learnings with a spotlight on how different initiatives were governed in practice.
This symposium at the Micronutrient Forum’s 6th Global Conference was hosted by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), organised by the Netherlands Working Group on international Nutrition (NWGN), and supported by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Wageningen University and Research (WUR), and the Netherlands Food Partnership (NFP).
A summary of the symposium can be found here.
This convening paper presents the background to the Dutch multisectoral approach, provides an overview of main case study findings, and discusses aspects of the practice of food security and nutrition governance, drawing on the framework provided by the Committee on World Food Security’s Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition.