Inge Brouwer

Dr. Inge D. Brouwer serves as Professor at the Division of Human Nutrition and Health at Wageningen University & Research, where she has established herself as a prominent researcher in improving dietary quality in low and middle-income countries. Her research focuses on enhancing nutrition for women and children through agricultural and food systems approaches, particularly addressing undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies. As leader of the Flagship Food Systems for Healthier Diets under the CGIAR-funded Agriculture for Nutrition and Health research programme, she guides transformations of food systems toward healthier diets for poor populations in collaboration with international organizations across Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Ethiopia. Her work has significantly impacted understanding of iron absorption, vitamin A biofortification, and dietary diversification in developing countries, as demonstrated through her research on biofortified cassava in Kenya and iron absorption from traditional foods in West Africa. She has secured substantial research funding from national programs, EU Framework Programmes, and food industries, while contributing to the development of diet quality indices for research in low and middle-income countries. Through her involvement in the Professional Certificate Programme in Food, Nutrition and Health and the MOOC on Micronutrients and Malnutrition, she continues to shape global understanding of nutrition interventions while working toward sustainable and equitable food systems for healthier diets worldwide.