Panel number 2: Staple food fortification: Opportunities, challenges and way forward- 22nd December 2020 ( 2:30 – 4:30 pm)
The journey with food fortification in India began in the 1950s with vegetable oil fortification and salt iodization. Other commodities such as rice and wheat flour were finally introduced in the 2000s, after a 60 year gap between global evidence and the first pilots, and the earlier government initiatives in India. Over the years fortification has now proven to be an effective strategy to tackle malnutrition and a good approach to solve the problem, thus this panel of the CII National Nutrition Conclave focuses on having government, industry, development partners to delve upon the fortification how it can be mainstreamed as an effective strategy to tackle malnutrition and get commitments for future. We would also have experts participate in sharing their experience on increasing access in open market, leveraging in MDM, working with private sector on supply side and addressing consumer awarenessthe journey with food fortification in India began in the 1950s with vegetable oil fortification and salt iodization. Other commodities such as rice and wheat flour were finally introduced in the 2000s, after a 60 year gap between global evidence and the first pilots, and the earlier government initiatives in India. Over the years fortification has now proven to be an effective strategy to tackle malnutrition and a good approach to solve the problem, thus this panel of the CII National Nutrition Conclave focuses on having government, industry, development partners to delve upon the fortification how it can be mainstreamed as an effective strategy to tackle malnutrition and get commitments for future. We would also have experts participate in sharing their experience on increasing access in open market, leveraging in MDM, working with private sector on supply side and addressing consumer awareness