The book was written by Ros Tennyson and produced by the The Partnering Initiative in co-operation with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

In addition to the original English version, the Toolbook is now available in Arabic, Chinese, Farsi (Persian), French, German, Hindi, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Russian and Vietnamese. Also under development are versions in Amharic (Ethiopia), Bahasa (Indonesia), Croatian, and Urdu.

This two-part publication includes a short book and stand-alone tools.