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Food fortification is not new to Africa. Most countries have promulgated regulations for salt iodization and about 2/3rds of all salt for human consumption in Sub Saharan Africa is currently iodized. Recently, Zambia, South Africa, Morocco and Nigeria initiated staple food fortification programs. In these countries, about $1 million donor grants in capacity building and start-up helped established sustainable programs and leveraged an estimated $25-50 million in market based financing. Advocacy and resource mobilization is ongoing in more than a dozen additional countries in the region. There is an opportunity to build on the lessons learned, ensure sustainability of ongoing programs, and extend the benefits of food fortification across Africa.
[From Food Security]

 

last updated 25 May 2006