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Making healthy diets more affordable: moving forward to support countries

10/02/2026

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Making healthy diets more affordable: moving forward to support countries 

Tuesday, 10 February 2026 
15:00–16:00 (CET)

Online | Via Zoom (Register here)

Join FAO for a webinar marking a new phase of work to support countries in monitoring and using the cost and affordability of a healthy diet (CoAHD) for policy action.

This webinar will introduce FAO’s new and existing work on CoAHD, highlighting years of partnership with country governments and partner institutions. The webinar will outline FAO’s new role in scaling national monitoring and use of the CoAHD indicators, following  the Food Prices for Nutrition project. The session will help familiarize FAO Country Offices with this work and strengthen their ability to support governments in their CoAHD efforts.

This work is supported by the Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office. 

Agenda

Opening session
15:00–15:05

Moderator welcome and introductions

Anne Kepple, Senior Statistician, FAO

Presentations
15:05–15:10

A new phase of monitoring the cost and affordability of healthy diets for effective policy action

José Rosero Moncayo, Chief Statistician and Director of the Statistics Division, FAO

15:10–15:25

Indicator insights: The data and methods behind the cost and affordability of a healthy diet (CoAHD)

Anna W. Herforth, Senior Advisor, FAO

15:25–15:35

Policy optimization to make healthy diets more affordable

Marco V. Sánchez, Deputy Director, Agrifood Economics and Policy, FAO

15:35–15:45

Regional perspective: Action on CoAHD in Latin America and the Caribbean

Maxime Luciéné, Statistician, FAO

15:45–15:55

Sister project: Supporting national actions to improve affordability of healthy diets

William A. Masters, Professor, Tufts University

Closing session
15:55–16:00

Closing remarks and what’s next

José Rosero Moncayo, Chief Statistician and Director of the Statistics Division, FAO

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Contact

Filippo Gheri, Project Lead

[email protected]