Micronutrient Forum Global Conference 2016: Positioning Women’s Nutrition at the Centre of Sustainable Development
October 24-28, 2016
Fortification
Staple Crops Biofortified With Vitamins and Minerals: Considerations for a Public Health Strategy
April 5-7, 2016
Dietary Diversity and Biofortification: Closer Than You Think
HarvestPlus and Bioversity International, October 2015
Does Better Agriculture Mean Better Nutrition?
International Food Policy Research Institute, October 2015
Seeds, Stems, and Vines: Incorporating Biofortification into a Project
SPRING Project, October 2015
Improving Nutrition through Agriculture: Cost-Effectiveness of Biofortification
Agrilinks, October 2015
Seeds, Stems, and Vines: Incorporating Biofortification Into A Project
Micronutrient deficiency continues to undermine public health and prosperity in developing countries. Food fortification and supplementation have been effective at addressing these problems, but millions of smallholder farm families have limited access to these interventions.
Food Fortification in Tanzania, Culminating a Global Summit
The Guardian, September 2015
Uganda National Working Group on Food Fortification Receives Ethiopian Delegation
In July, the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Uganda and SPRING/Uganda hosted a high-level delegation from Ethiopia to learn more about Uganda’s experience implementing mandatory food fortification. Uganda’s MOH with help from the National Working Group on Food Fortification (NWGFF) invited the Ethiopian delegation, led by the State Minister of Water, H.E. Ato Kabede Gerba, and including Ministry of Health and Education representatives.