Regions

Learn about policies for nutrition and diets across regions and countries

Malnutrition and unhealthy diets are global problems that have been compounded by recent shocks. Challenges, responses, and potential solutions vary across regions and countries, requiring context-specific policy interventions to make sustainable, healthy, and diverse diets more affordable, accessible, and desirable.

Africa

Diverse diet and nutrition conditions call for targeted strategies to increase the supply, affordability, and consumption of healthy foods, especially for the most vulnerable

Latin America & Caribbean

Both demand- and supply-side solutions are needed to tackle malnutrition and challenges to accessing and affording healthy diets

Central Asia

Obstacles to improving diet quality and nutrition include the high cost of a healthy diet, inadequate nutrition knowledge, unhealthy consumption habits, and domestic and regional policies

Middle East & North Africa

Multifaceted policy approaches are needed to boost the resilience of food systems to frequent shocks, which raise food prices and affect diet quality

East & Southeast Asia

Multi-duty policy actions are needed to address the double burden of malnutrition and its drivers, including rapid urbanization, income growth, and environmental changes

South Asia

Combating high levels of malnutrition and rising rates of noncommunicable diseases will require fiscal reforms to promote the production and consumption of non-staple foods