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Edible Oil Fortification
Background
Malnutrition affects all countries and one in three people across the world. Nearly half of all countries face multiple serious burdens of malnutrition such as poor child growth, micronutrient deficiency, and adult overweight. It holds back human development and economic growth. As a consequence, eliminating malnutrition is core to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 2) and particularly in high population countries such as India, the poorest and most marginalized are worst affected. Micronutrient malnutrition is prevalent in all age and socio- economic groups. According to round 4 of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) in India, about 38% and 36% respectively of children under age 5 years are stunted and underweight, further 58% of preschool children, and 53% and 23% of women and men respectively aged 15 to 49 years, suffer from anemia.
Micronutrient malnutrition is linked to poorer educational attainment, higher susceptibility to disease, reduced work productivity, and a higher health care burden from preventable nutrition- related ailments. The solutions to tackle micronutrient deficiencies are known, and food fortification is a proven complementary strategy to reduce micronutrient deficiencies.
According to the Copenhagen Consensus (2012), food fortification programs are among the best development investments, given their high return for a limited investment.
The Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), Jaipur has successfully implemented a food fortification project, titled Integrated Program Strategy in Rajasthan, during 2011-15, with technical and financial support from GAIN. Since 2015, a team at IIHMR, Jaipur is working as Technical Support Unit for Food Fortification to the State Government of Rajasthan and Food Industries of the State.
Building on the legacy of this effort, IIHMR Jaipur has been identified by GAIN as an executive agency to implement the project titled “Promoting and Strengthening Edible Oil Fortification in Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab”.
Project Objectives
- To assess the competency of oil millers and other oil channel partners to fortify and provide
- fortified edible oils.
- To build technical capacity of stakeholders in the government and oil channel partners on oil
- fortification.
- To advocate for fortification of edible oils with Vitamin A and D.
- To support the government and edible oil industry in creating awareness on Vitamin A and D
- deficiencies and edible oil fortification.
- To provide technical support to the edible oil industry for production of high quality fortified edible oils, as per notified standards.
- To provide support for the edible oil fortification process and enhancing quality assurance.
- To work closely with State Governments for use of fortified edible oils in public safety net programs such as the Public Distribution System, Mid-Day Meal program and the Integrated Child Development Services’ Supplementary Nutrition Program.
Technical Support Unit
The Technical Support Unit (TSU) has been set up at IIHMR, Jaipur to provide technical assistance to the State Governments of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab, as well as edible oil industry partners regarding the food fortification. The TSU comprises of full-time professionals with rich experience in project management and public health nutrition with strong networking with industry partners.
Key Activities
- Identification of partners and stakeholders and assessing their production an distribution capacity.
- Organize sensitization and advocacy workshops for key stakeholders including State Governments and industry partners.
- Identify training needs for oil channel partners.
- Design and organize training and orientation programs for key stakeholders.
- Provide technical support for quality assurance and quality control.
- Engage in advocacy and promotional efforts for food fortification.
Gallery of Project Events Conducted
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