Provitamin A Carotenoid–Biofortified Maize Consumption Increases Pupillary Responsiveness among Zambian Children in a Randomized Controlled Trial
The Journal of Nutrition, 2016.
Fortification
The #FutureFortified Global Summit on Food Fortification: Event Proceedings and Recommendations for Food Fortification Program
September 2015
Improving Nutrition in India through Biofortified Crops
HarvestPlus, March 2016.
SPRING Interviews MNP Users and Distributors to Improve Programming in Uganda
Working with a team of eight trained data collectors, SPRING staff in Uganda conducted a midline assessment through key informant interviews with MNP users and distributors to inform efforts to strengthen micronutrient powder (MNP) distribution. Caretakers of children eligible for MNP use (between 6 and 23 months of age), village health teams (VHT), and facility-based health workers answered questions about the successes they have seen in the program so far, as well as the barriers that need to be addressed.
Rationale for Smaller Packaging
Levi Jean Kabatabarukye, the Quality Control Manager at BIDCO, shares the company's rationale for selling fortified oil in small sachets.
Working with SPRING on Industrial Fortification
Levi Jean Kabatabarukye, the Quality Control Manager at BIDCO, describes the USAID-funded SPRING project's efforts to support industrial fortification in Uganda.
In Uganda, Fortified Oil Means Better Nutrition for All
Sign on the gate of the BIDCO factory.
Nutrition Indicators Results from Six Districts in South Western and East Central Uganda
Photo credit: Begumisa Anthony, TIL Consultant
In May and July 2014, follow-up surveys to the 2013 SPRING household baseline survey were separately conducted in each region after a period of one year among the intervention (Kisoro and Ntungamo) and control districts (Buhweju and Rubirizi) of south western (SW) Uganda, and among the interventi
Biofortification: the Evidence
February 2016