'Bringing fortification of rice to scale through social safety nets and retail can be a game changer for malnutrition.' Yannick Foing, Global Director, Nutrition Improvement, DSM.
If you haven't already, now is the time to register for tomorrow's #FutureFortified conversation on Rice fortification – a key opportunity to reach more people with fortified food.
Image credit: DSM
On Thursday September 2nd from 2:00-4:00PM Central European Summer Time (CEST)/8:00-10:00AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), Paul Newnham, Director of the SDG2 Advocacy Hub & Coordinator of Chefs' Manifesto will moderate a dialogue featuring voices from governments, the private sector, NGOs, and civil society. Speakers will assess the progress, availability, potential impact, and costs of rice fortification, drawing on the experience of countries that are already investing in rice fortification programs.
Featured speakers include:
- 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
- Paul Nicholson, Head of Rice Research and Sustainability, Olam International Limited
- 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 & Owner, Radish Hospitality & Chefs' Manifesto Representative
Increasing the nutritional value of rice offers an unmissable opportunity to improve global nutrition.
This webinar will be offered in English, French, and Spanish.
To register for the session click HERE.
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