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Articles for Rice Fortification

Hidden hunger: Role of fortified rice in India's nutritional strategy
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Hidden hunger: Role of fortified rice in India's nutritional strategy

Hindustan Times  

India has made remarkable progress in addressing food insecurity, transitioning from severe food shortages to becoming a major food producer. In India, micronutrient deficiencies are a major public health concern - with high prevalence of anaemia among women and children being one example. As part of the comprehensive strategy to address anaemia, the Government of India has decided to fortify …

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Rice fortification can help tackle our problem of hidden hunger
1 year, 3 months ago

Rice fortification can help tackle our problem of hidden hunger

Live Mint  

Micronutrient deficiency-induced malnutrition, commonly known as hidden hunger, results from insufficient intake or absorption of vitamins and other minerals. Dietary habits also contribute to malnutrition and higher risks of chronic diseases, as India’s average daily calorie consumption falls below the recommended 2,503 kcal per capita per day. To address hidden hunger, India has embraced food fortification as a strategic approach. …

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An Indian recipe to quell micronutrient malnutrition
2 years ago

An Indian recipe to quell micronutrient malnutrition

The Hindu  

When it comes to nutrition, or more specifically micronutrient malnutrition, there is an urgent need to address the maladies that poor nutrition can inflict on the masses, especially given the diverse populations in India. The health benefits accruing from food fortification have made 80 countries to frame laws for the fortification of cereal flour, and 130 countries with iodised salt, …

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Explained | India’s rice fortification scheme and why it has experts worried
2 years, 6 months ago

Explained | India’s rice fortification scheme and why it has experts worried

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Centre recently released a Standard Operating Procedure, or a set of guidelines, for the smooth implementation of its rice fortification distribution scheme, days after a fact-finding team alleged that fortified rice was being distributed in Jharkhand without the consent of beneficiaries. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India defines fortification as “the addition of …

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Stop distributing iron fortified rice in Jharkhand, say activists
2 years, 7 months ago

Stop distributing iron fortified rice in Jharkhand, say activists

The Hindu  

Distribution of iron fortified rice through government schemes as a “silver bullet” to curb anaemia must stop in States like Jharkhand, which have large tribal populations that suffer from sickle-cell anaemia, thalassemia, and tuberculosis, for whom an overload of iron can create adverse health issues, warn activists, who in a fact-finding exercise discovered that neither field functionaries nor beneficiaries had …

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Against the grain: Concerns over the Narendra Modi government's plan to distribute fortified rice
3 years, 1 month ago

Against the grain: Concerns over the Narendra Modi government's plan to distribute fortified rice

The Hindu  

In his Independence Day speech on August 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged malnutrition as a major impediment to the development of women and children and declared that rice would be fortified under various government schemes by 2024. The grandiose plans for rice fortification are to take off despite the several concerns raised about the efficacy of its implementation, cost-effectiveness, …

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