Tag: nutrition security
Building Nutrition Resilience in the Covid-19 Era
Global: Strengthening nutrition resilience amongst vulnerable populations can protect against future food system and income shocks.
Read MoreAssisting African Food Processors to Deliver Quality, Nutritious Foods
Africa & Middle East: Food processing is an important driver of jobs and incomes in many African countries and can also provide access to greater diversity of affordable, high quality and nutritious foods. By improving the capacity of local food processors across sub-Saharan Africa to produce and market healthy food products, while simultaneously improving smallholder farmers’ access to markets, […]
Read MoreFighting Iodine Deficiencies in China through Fertilizer and Irrigation
Asia: Iodine is an essential micronutrient to sustain human and animal health, yet it is one of the most common micronutrient deficiencies in malnutrition. Globally it is estimated that 2.2 billion people in the world are at a risk of iodine deficiency. Iodine deficiencies can cause a wide range of physiological abnormalities (Iodine Deficiency Disorders), mainly related […]
Read MoreSelenium Fortified Fertilizers in Finland
Europe: Selenium is an essential micronutrient to sustain human and animal health. However it is one of the most common micronutrient deficiencies in malnutrition. Low levels of selenium (Se) have been associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular diseases and cancer in humans Selenium is mainly provided by plant foods (such as cereal), meat and dairy products. […]
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