World Food Programme India 212d ago

In India, more than 730 million people are benefiting from one of the most valuable assets in the fight against malnutrition: fortified rice. India’s monumental scale-up of rice fortification via its extensive public distribution system and food safety nets illustrates a narrative of targeted advocacy, pilot demonstrations, evidence generation, capacity building among stakeholders, policy analysis, community behaviour changes, and national expansion. Since the announcement by India’s Prime Minister in 2021, 463 million individuals have received fortified rice through the technical support, capacity building, and behaviour change campaigns facilitated by the WFP.