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Improving Food Security and Nutrition in The Gambia through Food Fortication Newsletter, March 2018 - July 2018, Issue 2

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 4

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Newsletter

Series title Newsletters from the Decentralized Offices

Series number 2

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The publication is one of the key visibility and advocacy tools for the European Union and FAO co-funded project titled "Improving Food Security and Nutrition in The Gambia through Food Fortification". The four-year project is being implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in close partnership with the Ministries of Health and Agriculture, the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA), National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), Food Technology Service (FTS) under the Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Quality Authority (FSQA), The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB), United Purpose (UP) and private sector actors. The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare serves as Chair of the Project Steering Committee. The intervention is designed to improve the nutritional and health status of vulnerable populations suffering from micronutrient deficiencies throughout The Gambia. This edition of the newsletter highlights the key activities and achievements in project implementation (from March to July 2018) in the fight against hunger, food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty in the target beneficiary communities and the country at large. The newsletter also contains a knowledge sharing segmnent (series) aimed at raising public knowledge and understanding of food security and nutrition related issues.

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