After obtaining her degree in Food Sciences in Wageningen, Inge Brouwer obtained her PhD in the nineties on research on the effect of scarcity of firewood in Malawi on nutrition. Subsequently, she worked for Unicef in Ghana for seven years on grass-roots developments to improve nutrition. In 2001 Brower joined the Wageningen Human Nutrition and Health department. She went on to become an associate professor and currently supervises international projects and EU projects. ‘Ultimately, I strive to help those less fortunate achieve a better and more sustainable future. Healthy nutrition fits within this goal. This is why it is so important to train young people in this research. Multidisciplinary knowledge on the health aspects of food systems helps us contribute better.’
People in low-income countries often have limited access to fruits and vegetables, which results in a one-sided diet. To make their eating habits more varied, Wageningen nutrition researchers lead an international study on food systems. In Nigeria, Ethiopia, Bangladesh and Vietnam, they investigate what interventions are needed in policy, communication…