Meeting the Undernutrition Challenge (MUCH) in Bangladesh - GCP/BGD/063/EC
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The Government of Bangladesh has set access to food and nutritious diets as one of its priorities. Thanks to the government’s pro-poor policies, an increase in maternal literacy and improved access to health and hygiene services, the country has achieved remarkable success in reducing stunting in children under the age of five in recent decades, and the prevalence of undernourishment dropped from 16 percent in 2016 to 10 percent in 2020. That said, challenges to food security and nutrition (FSN) remain in the country, including the threats to agricultural production and livelihoods that are posed by climate change. The Meeting the Undernutrition Challenge (MUCH) project was therefore designed to build upon the success of Bangladesh’s National Food Policy Capacity Strengthening Programme(2005–2014) and to work towards increasing FSN through the provision of policy advice and capacity-development activities for government staff and other stakeholders so that they can successfully implement, monitor and assess the effects of FSN policies and strategies.