FAB-C.01.A - Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Reporting
Does the company report on its nutrition-sensitive agriculture activities that contribute to improving the nutritional quality of crops and foods?
About the data
The WBA Food and Agriculture Benchmark measures and ranks the world's most influential food and agriculture companies on their efforts to transform global food systems, tracking how companies work towards food that is healthy and nutritious, produced sustainably within planetary boundaries, and accessible and fairly produced for all. The 2026 edition assessed 350 companies spanning the entirety of the food and agriculture value chain, from agricultural inputs and commodities through to manufacturing, retail, and food service. Companies were scored on 23 food and agriculture-specific indicators and 18 core social indicators across four measurement areas: governance, sustainable food systems, healthy food systems, and inclusive food systems. The benchmark is developed in close collaboration with an Expert Review Committee and is designed to incentivise the most influential companies in the sector to adopt sustainable business practices across their own operations and supply chains, addressing critical issues including greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, freshwater use, nutrition, and living incomes for farmers, with human rights and social equity at its core. More information can be found here.
Methodology
Effectively addressing the causes of malnutrition requires interventions across the food
system. Making agriculture and food systems nutrition sensitive1F1F1F
2 is important to ensure the
production of a variety of affordable, nutritious, culturally appropriate and safe foods of an adequate
quantity and quality to meet the dietary requirements of populations in a sustainable manner (FAO,
2019). Nutrition-sensitive interventions are actions taken across sectors that may not have nutrition as
the predominant goal but are aimed at addressing the underlying determinants of nutrition. Examples
include biofortification and crop diversification, which enhance the production and variety of more
nutrient-dense crops (FAO, 2017). Nutrition-sensitive agriculture is regarded as an effective approach
to transition towards sustainable food systems and healthy diets (Di Prima et. Al, 2022) and companies
should demonstrate their efforts in this area.
Research Guidance:
The company must
clearly state that the objective is to improve nutrition and or diets, or address malnutrition. It is enough if the company mentions addressing any of these issues in its sustainability disclosure, framework or materiality assessments
discloses a description of business activities implemented which cover at minimum one crop (such as rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, vegetables, pulses, indigenous crops better adapted to local conditions) or food product, and one country/geography.
Examples of activities per industry:
Fertilisers: mineral fertilisers to address micronutrient deficiencies (zinc, iron, iodine, etc.), use of fertilisers/plant nutrition to improve the nutrient content of crops and/or support crop diversification
Seeds and agrochemicals: biofortification of staple crops, diversification strategies (to increase fruit and vegetables, legumes to increase local/indigenous crops and diversify, activities linked to improving and supporting plant-based diets
Grains and oilseed: crop diversification, fortification, logistics and post-harvest techniques to reduce losses and maintain safety. Collaborations with customers to reduce trans-fats
Animal feed: use of by-products for animal feed.
It is not sufficient if the company only mentions improvement in yields and productivity
This indicator is applicable to companies operating primarily in the upstream value chain segments, comprising agricultural inputs and agricultural products and commodities.
system. Making agriculture and food systems nutrition sensitive1F1F1F
2 is important to ensure the
production of a variety of affordable, nutritious, culturally appropriate and safe foods of an adequate
quantity and quality to meet the dietary requirements of populations in a sustainable manner (FAO,
2019). Nutrition-sensitive interventions are actions taken across sectors that may not have nutrition as
the predominant goal but are aimed at addressing the underlying determinants of nutrition. Examples
include biofortification and crop diversification, which enhance the production and variety of more
nutrient-dense crops (FAO, 2017). Nutrition-sensitive agriculture is regarded as an effective approach
to transition towards sustainable food systems and healthy diets (Di Prima et. Al, 2022) and companies
should demonstrate their efforts in this area.
Research Guidance:
The company must
clearly state that the objective is to improve nutrition and or diets, or address malnutrition. It is enough if the company mentions addressing any of these issues in its sustainability disclosure, framework or materiality assessments
discloses a description of business activities implemented which cover at minimum one crop (such as rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, vegetables, pulses, indigenous crops better adapted to local conditions) or food product, and one country/geography.
Examples of activities per industry:
Fertilisers: mineral fertilisers to address micronutrient deficiencies (zinc, iron, iodine, etc.), use of fertilisers/plant nutrition to improve the nutrient content of crops and/or support crop diversification
Seeds and agrochemicals: biofortification of staple crops, diversification strategies (to increase fruit and vegetables, legumes to increase local/indigenous crops and diversify, activities linked to improving and supporting plant-based diets
Grains and oilseed: crop diversification, fortification, logistics and post-harvest techniques to reduce losses and maintain safety. Collaborations with customers to reduce trans-fats
Animal feed: use of by-products for animal feed.
It is not sufficient if the company only mentions improvement in yields and productivity
This indicator is applicable to companies operating primarily in the upstream value chain segments, comprising agricultural inputs and agricultural products and commodities.
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