The government on Friday announced temporary discontinuation of rice fortification under Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) and other social schemes citing that prolonged storage of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nigeria’s food fortification programme has recorded significant progress over the past two decades, and the country has been appointed chair of the ECOWAS food fortification programme, with other West ...

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 ...

Seemingly miraculous varieties that can withstand drought, flood, and saltwater intrusion are the result of centuries of selective breeding by ancient farmers. Until as recently as 1970, India was a ...