“Even the less fortunate person eats bread,” a miller tells visitors gathered on the storage floor of the Bungasari Flour Mills in Arusha, Tanzania.
In this video, shot on location at September’s #FutureFortified Global Summit on Food Fortification, co-hosted by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, delegates are guided through the fortification process.
A rich, blond powder — the premixed fortificant — disappears into a drum of churning flour, to be bagged and distributed to local stores in Arusha and beyond.
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Molly Andersmollyanders_dev
Molly Anders is a former U.K. correspondent for Devex. Based in London, she reports on development finance trends with a focus on British and European institutions. She is especially interested in evidence-based development and women’s economic empowerment, as well as innovative financing for the protection of migrants and refugees. Molly is a former Fulbright Scholar and studied Arabic in Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Morocco.
Julie Espinosa
Julie Espinosa is the Associate Director of Creative at Devex. She leads a team of visual storytellers who work with reporters all over the globe to cover the topics of humanitarian aid, sustainable development and global health. Prior to joining Devex, Julie worked in documentary film production in Austin, Texas. She holds a master’s degree in communications and cultural studies from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s in visual arts from Harvard University.
