The India Nutrition Collaborative on Saturday announced the launch of the Poshan Innovation Platform (PIP) in partnership with the office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India to strengthen nutrition delivery services. The aim is to improve the nutritional status of mothers and children under five years of age, at the last mile.
The platform will provide a collaborative space for educational institutions, start-ups, university incubators, civil society networks, and businesses in India to present ground-breaking innovations with proof of concept. It will facilitate mentorship, seed funding and investment opportunities to foster successful scaling of these innovations, stated an official statement.
The PIP is being hosted by the Catalyst 2030, India Nutrition Collaborative, a new and growing group of organisations and individuals from academia, businesses, government, and civil society, working in the area of ‘Good health and well-being, and zero hunger’. Supported by the office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India as the knowledge partner of the platform and other member organisations, including UNICEF India, the platform calls for innovations from across the country that have the potential to transform the nutritional status of nutritionally vulnerable mothers and under-five children at the last mile, the statement said.
