Back ground to Food Fortification in Uganda Uganda has participated in global resolutions to address the problems of hidden hunger (micronutrient deficiencies) at World Summit for Children 1999 His Excellency the President of Uganda participated and was a signatory to the global resolutions Micronutrient deficiencies were high on the agenda Supportive policies in place The National Health Policy The Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) The Food and Nutrition Policy All recognized malnutrition both macro and micro as one of the key factors responsible for a significant proportion of morbidity and mortality The Food Fortification Program Started by addressing Iodine Deficiency ...
Key take aways Automation of business processes along the value chain • Production: Weather, Soil, Pest & Disease systems, Extension, Finance, Insurance, Input subsidy systems (e-wallet) • Post harvest & Value addition: Moisture & Humidity sensors, Processing, Bio fortification etc. • Marketing: Market Information systems, Warehouse receipt systems Big data and Machine learning • Data mining to support future decision making • Capacity building The role of government is key • Community based participation (Cooperatives) • Case study; Local food system in Wanju, that encourages direct production and marketing by locals, to locals and beyond Key Challenges ...
Conceptual Framework 2 What Makes Programmes Potentially Nutrition-sensitive? They address critical underlying determinants of undernutrition They are implemented at large scale and are effective at reaching the poor who also have the highest malnutrition rates They can be leveraged to serve as delivery platforms for nutrition-specific interventions Accelerating progress in nutrition requires increasing the Accelerating progress in nutrition requires increasing the nutritional impact of effective, large-scale, nutrition-sensitive nutritional impact of effective, large-scale, nutrition-sensitive development programmes development programmes 3 Definition: Nutrition-specific Interventions and Programmes Interventions or programmes that address the immediate determinants of fetal and child nutrition and development—adequate food ...
Session overview Session overview • Overview of malnutrition – Types of malnutrition – Strategies of addressing macro and micronutrient deficiencies (supplementation, fortification, dietary diversification and food preparation). • Definitions – Malnutrition • Any condition caused by excess or deficient food energy or nutrient intake or by an imbalance of nutrients. – Protein energy malnutrition • A range of pathological conditions arising from coincident lack of varying proportion of protein and calories accruing most frequently in infant and young children and commonly associated with infections. Types of malnutrition Types of malnutrition • Kwashiorkor: – A condition resulting due to protein deficient ...
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