The first and simpliest step is to mandate food that is normally consumed by the BoP consumer with a balanced nutrient portfolio including the B-vitamins - this is the cheapest and easiest way to provide essential nutrients to vulnurable parts of a population as it does not require change of consumption habits. For a longer term strategy we need to look at food systems - from providing food to providing the right food. Currently carbohydrates fill the stomach and are cheap - we need to look into business cases how the food system can provide food diversity to low income populations. For this the SDG goal no 17 - forming partnerships - will be essential. Donations are not sustaianble but business cases are - so how can we take a huge step by providing business cases not only from the private sector but combining private and public sector. The public sector could support business cases by positive taxation for example or by supporting diversity in exising food systems.
M. Bruno Kistner