1M

REACHED WITH FORTIFIED RICE PRODUCED IN MILLS SUPPORTED BY NUTRITION INTERNATIONAL

31K

METRIC TONNES OF ADEQUATELY FORTIFIED RICE PRODUCED

173K

PREGNANT WOMEN CONSUMED 90 IRON AND FOLIC ACID SUPPLEMENTS

The Need

The prevalence of anaemia among adolescent girls

In Bangladesh, more than 40% of women and adolescent girls have anaemia, which can impact their physical wellbeing, performance at work or school, and increase the risk of maternal and neonatal complications and poor birth outcomes if they become pregnant.

Our Solution

Partnering with WFP to support rice fortification

Folate/Folic Acid

Folate/Folic Acid

Iron

Iron

Rice fortification

Together with the World Food Programme, we supported rice fortification, including:

  • Building the capacity of government functionaries and rice blending mills
  • Strengthening the fortified rice kernels supply chain
  • Providing technical support to the blending units for the production, monitoring, and quality control of fortified rice
  • Promoting awareness of the benefits of fortified rice among the beneficiaries of government social protection programs

Maternal nutrition

The project sought to improve the nutrition and health status of pregnant and lactating women and newborns through iron-folic acid supplementation in pregnancy as part of improved quality of antenatal care.

The Impact

Improving maternal and newborn health

This project improved capacity and awareness around rice fortification, helping ensure adolescent girls and women have access to the nutrition they need, and generated evidence that supports rice fortification as an effective, low-cost, high-impact nutrition intervention that can be scaled up to all government safety net programs.

1M

REACHED WITH FORTIFIED RICE PRODUCED IN MILLS SUPPORTED BY NUTRITION INTERNATIONAL

31K

METRIC TONNES OF ADEQUATELY FORTIFIED RICE PRODUCED

173K

PREGNANT WOMEN CONSUMED 90 IRON AND FOLIC ACID SUPPLEMENTS