Food Fortification – A Fortunate Future

Oil Fortification – The Revival of Vital Nutrition   What exactly is Oil Fortification? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), fortification is “The practice of intentionally elevating the content of an essential micronutrient, i.e. vitamins and minerals (including trace elements) in a food & oil, in order to improve the nutritional quality of the […]

Extreme poverty, no matter where it occurs, poses a threat to human welfare. According to the World Food Programme, nearly 690 million people went hungry in2019, up 10 million from 2018 and nearly 60 million in five years. The most recent Hidden Hunger studies ignore the consequences of the projected disasters in2020, where hunger and […]

India has a very high burden of malnutrition, including micronutrient malnutrition. Staple food fortification is recognized as one of the most cost-effective and complementary strategies to reduce micronutrient deficiencies, across all population groups. A webinar on Staple Food Fortification: A cost-effective strategy to eradicate malnutrition was facilitated on the 5th Nov 2020 to discuss how […]