Welcome to the FAO/WHO GIFT dissemination platform!
This platform aims at supporting policy makers, program planners, NGO staff and many other stakeholders in taking informed decisions at country, regional and global level in the area of nutrition and food safety. FAO/WHO GIFT’s mission is to make publicly available existing quantitative individual food consumption data from all countries around the world, collected through both large nationwide and small scale surveys.
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The platform provides dietary indicators and summary statistics, as well as microdata.
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Please contact [email protected] if your institution is interested in sharing individual quantitative food consumption data through FAO/WHO GIFT.
Publications
UN-Nutrition Journal. Volume 1: Transforming nutrition
2022
This article illustrates the FAO/WHO Global Individual Food consumption data Tool (FAO/WHO GIFT) and how it serves a wide range of stakeholders to access and use dietary data.
Global Trends in the Availability of Dietary Data in Low and Middle-Income Countries
2022
This discussion paper provides an overview of dietary surveys conducted in LMICs from 1980 to 2019, analysing their key characteristics to understand the trends in dietary data collection across time.
Global Report on the State of Dietary Data
2022
The purpose of this report, produced jointly by the Food and Nutrition Division of FAO and the Intake Center for Dietary Assessment, is to take stock and celebrate the collection and use of dietary data in LMICs, and generate further momentum for investment in dietary surveys in LMICs.
FAO/Intake Joint Meeting Report on Dietary Data Collection, Analysis and Use
2020
This report provides a summary from the technical meeting jointly convened by FAO and the Intake Center for Dietary Assessment, on December 2019 at FAO headquarters, which brought together experts from 20 low- and middle-income countries.
News
New article released!
01/12/2022
New article released!
05/09/2022
FAO/WHO GIFT at the STI Side Event "Digitalization to Achieve the SDGs"
29/04/2022
Related Links
- Nutrition Assessment
- International Network of Food Data Systems (INFOODS)
- Food and Agriculture Microdata Catalogue (FAM)
- Statistics
Partnerships
- World Health Organization
- European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
- Intake, Center for Dietary Assessment
- Global Dietary Database
- International Dietary Data Expansion (INDDEX) Project
Contact
Disclaimer
Please consult the disclaimer for relevant information about use of the FAO/WHO GIFT platform.
