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impacting the lives of people living in poverty

NURTURE POSTERITY INTERNATIONAL is impacting peoples lives through devised ways that facilitate the improvement of African health, nutrition and food systems for the benefit of the people and the planet.

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Mission

Impact the lives of people living in poverty especially smallholder farmers, women, children and the youth; through devising and implementing new technological advances to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Vision

Design and implement sustainable solutions that increase access to affordable, safe and nutritious meals to reduce malnutrition and cognitive impairment, while advancing the global food system to become more equitable, inclusive, regenerative and sustainable.

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Challenges

Poverty

  • There are an estimated 33 million smallholder farms in Africa, contributing to up to 70% of Africa's food supply.
  • Despite the economic growth from agriculture being 11 times more effective at reducing extreme poverty, 90% of smallholder farmer are living in poverty in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Over 80% of smallholder farmers still produce at the subsistence level.

Food Loss & Waste

  • One-third (1.3 billion tons) of the food produced globally is lost or wasted every year.
  • 13.2% of the food produced globally is lost between harvest and retail.
  • 9% of global food production is wasted in households, in food service settings or in retail, altogether.
  • Households waste over 1 billion meals worth of edible food every year (an equivalent of 1.3 meals every day for everyone in the world affected by hunger).

Food Safety

  • Aflatoxin contamination in most staple foods has deleterious health effects.
  • About 8.19 cases of reported aflatoxicosis, causing liver damage and cancers per 100,000 inhabitants, are from Africa.
  • Diarrheal disease agents, Norovirus and Campylobacter spp., account for 55% deaths due to foodborne illness.
  • 700,000 persons, in all ages die every year due to diarrhoea resulting from the intake of contaminated food and water.
  • African children suffer an estimated five episodes of diarrhoea per child per year, mostly due to contaminated infant food. Microbial and chemical contaminants are of concern.
  • Microbial and Chemical contaminants are still of concern.

Climate Change

  • Agricultural productivity in Africa has been reduced by 34% since 1961 due to climate change, more than any other region.
  • Food systems emit up to 37% anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, of which livestock alone accounts for 12-19% of total GHG emissions.
  • 8-10% of the global GHG emissions are attributed to food lost or wasted annually.
  • Elevated carbon dioxide, as an isolated factor, generally reduces the iron and zinc content of vegetables, and climate change reduces nutrient contents of plant-based foods.

Food Insecurity

  • 2.8 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet, globally.
  • More than 1 billion people in Africa struggle to afford a healthy diet.
  • 1 in 11 people (733 million) are undernourished worldwide.
  • 1 in 5 people (278 million) affected by food insecurity live in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • 45% of childhood deaths are attributable to hunger.

Child Food Poverty

  • Traditional food security initiatives overlook children's unique nutrient needs and fail to address children’s nutrition.
  • 1 in 4 children under 5 years of age (181 million) live in severe child food poverty, globally.
  • One-third (1/3) children (57 million) in sub-Saharan Africa live in severe food poverty.

Cognitive Impairment

  • An estimated 200 million children worldwide fail to meet their development potential.
  • Nearly 80.8 million children under 5 in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have low cognitive and/or socio-emotional development.
  • 15.7% of the children are significantly delayed, and 36.8% in either cognitive or socioemotional development.

Malnutrition

  • 45 million children under 5 suffer from acute malnutrition (wasting), defined as low weight-for-height.
  • 148 million children under 5 suffer from chronic malnutrition (stunting), defined as low height-for-age.
  • Almost half of all children under 5 suffer from micronutrient deficiencies.
  • An estimated 1.5 million deaths attributed to low intake of fruits, and an estimated 2 million deaths attributed to low intake of vegetables.

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