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Wheat and Cooking Oil/Ghee Fortification in Pakistan
Wheat and Cooking Oil/Ghee Fortification in Pakistan by Amna Ejaz, IFPRI- Pakistan. Presented at the ReSAKSS-Asia - MIID conference "Evolving Agrifood Systems in Asia: Achieving food and nutrition security by 2030" on Oct 30-31, 2019 in Yangon, Myanmar.
Wheat and Cooking Oil/Ghee Fortification in Pakistan by Amna Ejaz, IFPRI- Pakistan. Presented at the ReSAKSS-Asia - MIID conference "Evolving Agrifood Systems in Asia: Achieving food and nutrition security by 2030" on Oct 30-31, 2019 in Yangon, Myanmar.
Wheat and Cooking Oil/Ghee Fortification in Pakistan
1.
Wheat and Cooking Oil / Ghee
Fortification in Pakistan
Amna Ejaz
International Food Policy Research Institute – Pakistan
Yangon, Myanmar | October 31, 2019
2.
Pakistan’s History with Fortification
1960s National legislation mandating the fortification of oil/ghee with
vitamin A and D.
1980s Voluntarily salt iodization
2003 National Plan of Action for the Control of Micronutrient
Deficiencies.
o 2003 National Fortification Alliance
2005 National Wheat Flour Fortification Programme (NWFFP)
o 2007 - Voluntary wheat flour fortification with iron and folic acid.
o Discontinued in 2010
3.
2013 Re-notification of National Fortification Alliance (NFA) (after reconstitution
of federal Ministry of NHSR&C
o Provincial Fortification Alliances
o Members
o Objectives
42 42
27
67
58
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Vitamin-A Zinc Iron Vitamin-D Calcium
Micronutrient Deficiencies in WRA
(percentage of women)
Source: National Nutrition Survey 2011
4.
Objectives of NFA
To support the relevant multi-sectoral policy framework and develop /
put into action the legislative instruments
To acts as a coordination body for partner supported projects, guiding
their development and implementation and ensuring cohesion with
national priorities.
To provide technical leadership for guiding research and identifying
sustainable solutions.
To strengthen the quality control and regulatory monitoring system at all
levels
6.
Current Developments in Fortification
Food Fortification Program (2016-2021):
o Support the government at federal, provincial, and district levels to
establish the necessary legislative and regulatory frameworks.
o Fortify wheat flour produced at commercial mills with iron and folic acid,
as well as edible oil/ghee with vitamins A and D;
o Technical assistance to wheat flour and edible oil/ghee industries.
o Communications campaigns to build consumer demand.
7.
Achievements
Wheat flour and edible oil and ghee now compulsory (or close to becoming
so) in three of the four provinces
Provincial fortification standards currently developed and notified in line
with national standards and the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control
Authority (PSQCA)
Quality assurance and quality control (QAQC) manuals and training have
been delivered to all stakeholders to maintain the vital levels of added
micronutrient
Brought down the cost of importing microfeeders by persuading federal
government to waive the 3% custom duty, 1% additional duty and 17%
sales tax that it charges.
8.
Fortification Information System
https://www.fortis.pk
9.
Fortification Information System
https://www.fortis.pk
11.
Challenge: Fortification Standards
Fortification Assessment Coverage Toolkit (FACT) Survey -
2017
Source: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and Oxford Policy Management (2018). Fortification Assessment
Coverage Toolkit (FACT) Survey in Pakistan, 2017. Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition: Geneva, Switzerland.
12.
Challenge: Small / Medium Scale ‘Chakki’ Mills
Source: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and Oxford Policy Management (2018). Fortification Assessment
Coverage Toolkit (FACT) Survey in Pakistan, 2017. Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition: Geneva, Switzerland.
13.
Iodized Salt Coverage
Source: National Nutrition Survey 2019.
14.
Next Steps
Media campaigns
Information dissemination
Behavioral Change Communication