UN Division for Sustainable Development

Case Study Detail Record

Organization type:	Major Groups

Submitting organization:	Business and industry

Affiliation:	- Business and industry

Name of Focal Point:	Seth Nuamah

Initiative Title:	Business Alliance Against Chronic Hunger

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Scope:	Global

Status:	Ongoing

Timeframe:	Start: 2006 End:

Lead Institution:	BAACH

Stakeholders/Partners:	• Unilever • Sealed Air • General Mills • TNT • Nike • Technoserve • The MDG Centre • The Rockefeller Foundation

Relevent issues:	- Poverty reduction strategies and policies

Objectives/Challenges:

To reduce hunger in Africa by strengthening specific food value chains through business development and market linkages. Companies implement these solutions in partnership with governments, NGOs, international agencies and communities.
Globally, BAACH strengthens commitment to action on hunger by promoting effective business models to reduce hunger, facilitating dialogue and engaging in global partnerships.

Lessons Learned:

Through BAACH, businesses leverage their expertise and capabilities to improve value chains – from production, processing and packaging to retailing and marketing – to increase food supplies, nutrition and incomes in hungry regions

Summary:

BAACH was formed in 2006 by a group of CEOs and public leaders to reduce hunger on the ground in Africa by strengthening value chains through business development and market linkages. BAACH promotes effective business models to reduce hunger, facilitates dialogue and engages in global partnerships with governments, NGOs, international agencies and communities.
The Alliance is a cross-industry, multi-stakeholder initiative championed by the Consumer Industry Partnership community of the World Economic Forum.