Rice is one of the staple foods most widely consumed in Ghana, particularly in rural communities. Local rice production and consumption are, therefore, critical for Ghanaian schoolchildren, who depend ...

The government says that this decision of temporary discontinuation of fortification process does not entail any reduction in foodgrain entitlements Centre has decided to temporarily discontinue the ...

FEDERAL Government is partnering international agencies on fortification of rice with vitamins and minerals, it was learnt. This is part of Federal Government’s effort at scaling up fortification of ...

The Project Coordinator of Large Scale Food Fortification, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Mr Seun Elere, says Kebbi State will be the first state in the West Africa sub-region to ...

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun transforming Ghana’s school feeding system with the introduction of fortified rice, a move expected to improve the nutrition of students while ...

Food fortification is the addition of vitamins and minerals to foods. This article explores the benefits and what are common ...

A two-day knowledge-sharing workshop on strengthening Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) at Fortified Rice Kernel (FRK) ...

Bathinda: Punjab State Grains Procurement Corporation (Pungrain) has set the ball rolling to restart the process of empanelling manufacturers of fortified rice kernels (FRK) for supply to rice millers ...

The aim of the study was to measure the relative bioavailability of labeled pteroylglutamic acid (13C5-PteGlu) from a pectin-coated fortified rice in vivo to measure any effect of the edible coating ...