Brief

Food-based dietary guidelines as a gamechanger in Ethiopia’s food system transformation pathway

author(s)

Gebru, Mestawet

themes
  • Food environment and consumer behavior
regions
  • Ethiopia
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full citation

Gebru, M.; Alemayehu, D.; Brouwer, I.; Baye, K.; Ekesa, B.; Covic, N.; Tessema, M. (2023) Food-based dietary guidelines as a gamechanger in Ethiopia’s food system transformation pathway. SHIFT Project Note, September 2023. 6 p.

In this brief, we reflect on the factors that contributed to the Food Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDGs) receiving high level recognition in key Ethiopian policy documents. FBDGs, launched in 2022, have been recognized as a key gamechanger in the effort to improve the Ethiopia food systems.