WEBINAR: Rice fortification - a key opportunity to reach more people with fortified food

2 September 2021. Rice fortification - a key opportunity to reach more people with fortified food. By GAIN. This webinar presented the latest progress in attempts to transition from unfortified to fortified rice in countries with a high burden of malnutrition; shared results from the utilization of new delivery platforms; discussed efforts to identify countries with the greatest potential for benefitting from rice fortification; engage representatives of governments at different stages of implementation and scale up, as well as representatives from the private sector and the advocacy community.

• Moderator: Paul Newnham, Director of the SDG2 Advocacy Hub & Coordinator of Chef’s Manifesto and feature:
• Moderator: Paul Nicholson, Head of Rice Research and Sustainability, Olam International Limited;
• Yannick Foing, Global Director, Nutrition Improvement, DSM;
• Scott Montgomery, Director, Food Fortification Initiative;
• Corinne Ringholz, Food Fortification Advisor for the Nutrition Division, WFP;
• Manpreet Chadha, Senior Technical Advisor for Food Fortification, Nutrition International;
• Amadou Sall Dial, Chairman, Senegalese Committee for Micronutrient Food Fortification
• Ram Chandra Das, Director General, Department of Women Affairs, Bangladesh;
• Walter Vílchez Dávila, Director, CENAN-MINSA, Peru;
• Radhika Khandelwal, Chef and Owner, Radish Hospitality & Chefs’ Manifesto Representative.

Upcoming

• 15 September 2021. 11:00 AM in Universal Time UTC. Addressing Hidden Hunger Through Agriculture: Progress with Biofortification in West Africa by African Development Bank
• 29 September 2021. Tackling malnutrition through the food system - the role of industrial fortification and biofortification By GAIN
• 27 October 2021. Financing the fortification unfinished agenda - looking ahead to the Tokyo nutrition for Growth Summit by GAIN
• 24 November 2021. Scaling Up Innovation for a Fortified Future - part II - new business models, coalition building & advocacy. By GAIN