#DYK? (Did you know?) 💡 The #Philippines 🇵🇭 celebrates National Food Fortification Day every 7th day of November, to recognize the importance of food fortification in addressing micronutrient deficiencies in the country. 🌾🛡 In 2019, WFP conducted a pilot study on the use of iron fortified rice (IFR) in the school feeding programmes in #Maguindanao. 🍚 National Nutrition Council (Official) Read more about it ➡ https://bit.ly/3zL1YvJ | World Food Programme

Discover the rice fortification process this #NutritionMonth! 🤩 At WFP, we ensure our fortified rice complies with national guidelines and meets the highest quality standard. Fortified rice boosts the nutrient intake of families. 🍚🌾 More ➡ https://bit.ly/WFPPHCCS | World Food Programme

Nutrition International conducted training for Food department officials and flour millers on fortification processes and quality assurance and quality control (QAQC) in Gilgit to scale up wheat flour fortification. The main objective of the activity was to facilitate initiation of food fortification in GB to reduce micronutrient deficiencies. Nutrition International also handed over the quantitative testing equipment worth 11 million to the Government of Gilgit Baltistan to enable the Food Depa