Rice fortification can end hidden hunger in Nigeria — REPORT vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
one of the most important staple foods in Nigeria could hold the secret to ending micronutrient deficiency in the country.
In Nigeria, rice fortification has been largely underutilised and while Nigeria is one of the countries that are signitories to the mandate of food fortification to combat hidden hunger, it is not necessarily translating policy into improved nutrition. The GFDx asserted that now that Nigeria is pursuing policies to produce more rice domestically, rice should be be added to the list of foods that must be fortified with additional nutrients.Experts say this simple act of fortifying rice-could help curb the high level of hidden hunger which is the inadequate access to micronutrients that are necessary for a healthy and functional body.
Currently, more under-five children are wasted, stunted and underweight than five years years ago mainly as a result of micronutrient deficiency. To assist Nigeria’s move towards rice fortification, the GFDx provides information from countries that have made rice fortification mandatory.
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