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One significant response has been a large-scale food fortification programme, which aims to reach 10 million Tanzanians by 2015.
Stuart Gillespie We know food fortification works, is cost effective and safe – but only if done properly.
"An interesting question is whether we will need food fortification in the future as we eat more healthily.
In response to this challenge, Tanzania's food fortification programme needs to expand its efforts to provide training and support to small enterprises.
Greg S. Garrett, director of large-scale food fortification, Gain, Geneva, Switzerland, @gsgarrett We have to look at innovative solutions and important actors in the food systems.
If we can't eat the way we should, we need an alternative way to ensure we get the essential nutrition required, such as through food fortification or supplementation.
"Food fortification is fine," says Chadare. "But we have a problem in Africa and in most developing countries: a programme is financed and then it stops.
There are three main ways to solve micronutrient deficiencies: micronutrient supplementation, food fortification, and biofortification.
This can complement current efforts of nutritional supplementation and food fortification to address micronutrient deficiencies.
There are three basic approaches to alleviate micronutrient deficiencies: micronutrient supplementation, food fortification, and biofortification.
