How can the world solve the problem of hidden hunger that’s currently affecting 2 billion people?
Representatives from government, the academe, civil society and the private sector converged on Arusha, Tanzania, for the #FutureFortified Global Summit, where they discussed ways to improve food fortification, an inexpensive way to introduce micronutrients in staples like rice, salt, milk, cereals and cooking oil.
Devex associate editor Richard Jones talked to Marc van Ameringen, executive director of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, who observed how coverage of salt iodization — the first large-scale fortification program — has been very uneven.
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Jacques Jimeno
Jacques is a former copy editor at Devex’s news production team. Previously, he worked with the Philippine Department of Tourism and the World Wide Fund for Nature.