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
Emerging networks are in SUN Countries where the government has made a commitment to ending malnutrition through a multi-stakeholder approach and private sector companies have begun to mobilise their support for a multistakeholder, multisectoral approach to improving nutrition. Read More
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The Republic of Mozambique joined the SUN Movement in August 2011 and, in 2015, with the assistance of the World Food Programme (WFP), the Mozambique SUN Business Network (SBN) was officially established. The organisation now has 112 members, and continues to work towards a variety of goals to achieve improved nutrition in the country.
The Global Nutrition Report reveals that Mozambique is ‘on course’ to meet its target for reducing wasting in children under the age of five (currently at 4.4%), and is also making some progress in decreasing the number of infants born with a low weight and increasing the amount of children who are exclusively breastfed for the first five months of their lives. However, the country is making no progress – and in some cases is doing worse – when it comes to other nutrition-focused targets. Although lower than the regional averages, obesity in adult men and women remains high, at 3.3% and 10.5% respectively. The issue of anaemia rates in women of reproductive age continues to be of significant concern, with 51% in the country currently affected. As such, this is a priority focus, along with rates of child stunting – with 42.5% of those under five impacted, one of the highest proportions in the world.
In Mozambique, the SBN is co-led by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and WFP. It receives financial aid from the UK government, and is overseen by an advisory board composed of local business and civil society members.
SBN Mozambique’s (SBNMOZ) strategy for 2021-2025 is currently in development and awaiting approval.
However, their previous strategy (2018-2020) outlined four key pillars, aimed at enhancing their relationships with private sector actors and encouraging them to play a bigger role in promoting better nutrition for the country’s population. These four priority areas were:
Building the capacity and sustainability of SBNMOZ and encouraging stronger affiliations with the organisation.
Generate demand within the wider population for healthy, nutritious foods through education and awareness.
Small- and medium-enterprise (SME) development – aiding them in obtaining investment and providing knowledge and guidance to enhance their resilience.
Advocacy – championing voices across the food and nutrition sector and working to increase awareness around healthy eating habits to address key nutritional concerns within the population.
