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• 20-40% of people cannot afford a healthy diet.
• Very high stunting levels are a significant concern in half of the sixteen SADC member states.
• Nearly half of women in Southern Africa live with obesity.

Unfavourable economic conditions, high food prices, unemployment, and urban-rural divides are leading causes for a significant proportion of the Southern African population's inability to afford healthy, nutritious diets. The Fill the Nutrient Gap (FNG) analysis helps decision-makers identify the most effective, context-specific interventions to improve access to healthy, nutritious diets for vulnerable groups. Using local food prices and household expenditure data, diet costs and barriers to adequate nutrition are assessed through optimisation modelling. Conducted in collaboration with national stakeholders, FNG results inform policies and programmes across sectors such as social protection, health, food, agriculture, and education to enhance nutrition outcomes.