About IMMANA

Innovative Methods and Metrics for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions (IMMANA) is a £13m ($18m) five-year programme (2020-2024) which will accelerate progress on tools, data and capacity needed to guide evidence-based policy in agriculture-food systems, nutrition and health.

This second phase of IMMANA deploys a package of competitive research funding calls, career development fellowships, and a multi-disciplinary global network – the Agriculture, Nutrition and Health Academy - to stimulate the generation, validation, and sharing of cutting-edge methods, metrics and tools to solve acute problems in malnutrition and health.

IMMANA is co-funded with UK Aid from the UK government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and is led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), in partnership with Tufts University and the University of Sheffield.

Objectives:

Stimulate the development and validation of innovative methods and novel metrics in agriculture and food systems for improved nutrition and health;
Build a cadre of future leaders skilled in developing and applying cutting-edge methods and metrics;
Facilitate learning, sharing, and new interdisciplinary research collaborations;
Develop scientific evidence to inform policies and investments in agriculture and food systems for improved nutrition and health.

Workstreams:

Grants for research to develop and validate innovative methods and metrics, filling the key knowledge gaps including impact evaluation.
Fellowships, to build a cadre of emerging leaders in agriculture and food systems, nutrition and health research.
Synthesis of data and literature in agriculture, food systems, nutrition and health.
As a founding partner, IMMANA leads the Agriculture, Nutrition and Health (ANH) Academy, a global community of over 8,000 researchers, practitioners and policymakers in 145+ countries, working at the intersections of agriculture and food systems for improved nutrition and health.

Learn more about the experts advising the IMMANA Programme:

Independent Panel of Experts

Steering Committee

Learn more about IMMANA Phase 1:

Since 2015, IMMANA has awarded 15 cutting-edge research projects through two competitive funding calls; supported and mentored 21 early-career researchers through four Fellowship rounds; and convened – through the ANH Academy - a global community of researchers, practitioners and policymaker, providing platforms and opportunities for learning, sharing and interaction.

These workstreams have catalysed interdisciplinary collaboration and generated impact across broad domains, continuing now to evolve in ways that go beyond what was originally thought possible. The life that IMMANA has taken on is testament to the hard work and imagination of so many people.

As Phase 1 of the five-year programme culminates and we transition into an exciting and expanded Phase 2, we invite you to explore the outputs and impact from across the programme so far.

Read the Outputs and Impact Report from IMMANA Phase 1

Read the 'at a glance' summary from IMMANA Phase 1

Our Team