FFI and UNICEF held a flour fortification workshop for millers on 1 April 2021 to refresh and build miller capacity for fortification in preparation for a launch of the wheat flour fortification project.
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In Haryana state, India, COVID-19 did not stop millers from fortifying.
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When the pandemic made an in-person mill assessment in Tajikistan impossible, FFI took a virtual approach.
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As COVID-19 pressed pause on fortification activities in the region, the Solomon Islands maintained implementation and monitoring of its new rice fortification standard.
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Stalled advocacy efforts in the Philippines were reinvigorated with the help of a new partner—Effective Altruism (EA) Philippines.
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Wheat flour fortification has been mandatory in Indonesia since 2001. However, due to reports of difficulties procuring fortification premix during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Indonesia suspended mandatory fortification in 2020.
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From January to February 2020, FFI, in collaboration with Nutrition International (NI), undertook a scoping study to assess the opportunity for fortifying wheat flour in Bangladesh.
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With FFI’s support, the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care and UNICEF-Zimbabwe moved forward with the revision of their fortification strategy.
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How do you collect information on millers’ compliance to fortification standards and legislation without regulatory monitoring inspections?
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In 2020, FFI and partners rolled out FortifyMIS, an online management information system with the power to improve fortification monitoring across seven provinces in Mozambique.
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When the pandemic forced FFI to cancel the in-person Monitoring Challenge Workshop scheduled for May 2020 in Johannesburg, South Africa, FFI was quick to think out of the box.
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The past year challenged and changed our world—and our work. COVID-19 exacerbated an already pressing crisis of micronutrient deficiencies. But difficult times often inspire innovation and progress, and the past year was filled with FFI and partners’ creative solutions to serious challenges.
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Despite challenges posed by the pandemic, Egypt pushed ahead to restart the country’s wheat flour fortification program, on hold since 2014.
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Europe is often viewed as a part of the world where vitamin and mineral deficiencies are not prevalent, yet certain countries in the region carry a burden at levels that deserve attention.
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Since 2015, FFI has worked closely with the Government of Solomon Islands and industry to plan, implement, and monitor the country’s first wheat flour and rice fortification programs.
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In 2019, FFI assisted Mozambique in testing an online data collection and aggregation tool for fortification monitoring called FortifyMIS.
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One of FFI’s innovative approaches to ensure high-quality fortified foods are available in Africa is a grassroots Pull Strategy.
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In 2019, the Government of Egypt and FFI laid the foundation for restarting Egypt’s national wheat flour fortification program.
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The 2019 increase in grain available for human consumption globally presents a tremendous opportunity for fortification.
As more grain is industrially milled, grain can be fortified with essential micronutrients to save more lives.
FFI has been a key partner for the north Indian state of Haryana since 2015, helping to plan, implement, monitor, and now scale-up fortification efforts across the state.
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