Building the Commitment of the Private Sector and Leveraging Effective Partnerships to Sustain Food Fortification

Durotoye, Tobi; Yusufali, Rizwan; Ajieroh, Victor; Ezekannagha, Oluchi

doi:10.1177/03795721221123699

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“…To enable the reader understand the time sequence of the events and processes described in the sections above, Figure 1 provides a chronology of events by year. Figure 1 also includes the timelines for studies in the Special Issue, except for the fortification 34,35 and biofortification work 31 which were conducted over several years.…”

Section: Summary Of Actions To Improve Nsa Enabling Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Large Scale Food fortification and private sector engagement for the development/production of nutrient-dense food products were part of the effective programmes emphasized in the situation analysis, and these became focus areas for the work on NSA and food systems. Two papers in the Special Issue 34,35 highlight work and research that has been undertaken to increase private sector engagement and compliance with fortification standards.…”

Section: Implementation Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Approaches were tailored to the characteristics and needs of different private sector companies and elevated the engagement around large-scale food fortification across the corporate echelons, while strengthening collaboration with core technocratic cadres. The reports by Durotoye et al 34,35 remind us that the private sector is not one homogeneous group and that differences in the capabilities and resources of various types of companies must be taken into account when delivering NSA and food systems interventions through the private sector. The need to foster trust to achieve successful private sector engagement was underscored.…”

Section: Incentivizing Private Sector Contributionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As indicated above, the efforts to foster an enabling environment for NSA and food systems have included active engagement of the private sector, especially around large-scale fortification of staple foods and condiments and the development of nutrient-dense processed foods. Durotoye et al 34,35 describe several strategies that were used to engage the private sector and incentivize their contributions. The strategies included data generation about product quality and brand performance, strategic engagement with industry leaders, industry commitment building, provision of technical assistance, business advisory services and sector wide training, and fostering governance innovations such as development of a Micronutrient Fortification Index.…”

Section: Political Economy and Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

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Fostering an Enabling Environment for Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture and Food Systems in Nigeria

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Background: Although recommendations exist for making agriculture and food systems nutrition sensitive, guidance about how to successfully operationalize these recommendations within national institutions is limited. Over the 13 years from 2010 to 2023, there were several undertakings to strengthen the enabling environment for sustainable nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) and food systems in Nigeria. Some studies were also conducted over the period to foster better understanding of the national enabling environment and facilitate effective actions. Objective: This article documents successes and failures from Nigeria’s experiences by reflecting on critical developments, events, policies, and programmes on Nigeria’s journey toward advancing nutrition through agriculture and food systems; as well as findings from conducted studies. Discussion: Successes include the existence of a Nutrition and Food Safety Division in the Ministry of Agriculture and an approval for a Nutrition Department, existence of an agriculture sector nutrition strategy, increased private sector engagement and commitment to nutrition-sensitive food systems, and increased funding for nutrition in the agriculture sector. Challenges especially remain for scaling up strategic, operational, and delivery capacity of both organizations and individuals involved in advancing NSA and food systems. Lessons learned include—institutionalizing NSA and food systems takes time; knowledge brokering is indispensable and requires several collaborating entities and stakeholders; and approaches used should be suited to available government capacity. Conclusion: More than a decade of efforts targeting different enabling environment factors has resulted in greater political commitment for nutrition within the agriculture sector and an improved enabling environment for NSA and food systems.

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A blueprint for fortification planning and programming: Lessons learned from an analytical review of existing fortification frameworks

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Rowe,

Chadha

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With multiple food fortification frameworks, countries can find it challenging to determine optimal methods for planning and implementing food fortification programmes to combat vitamin and mineral deficiencies, especially without additional technical support. To address this challenge, this study aimed to review existing frameworks to determine consistencies, differences, strengths, and weaknesses across the frameworks, and based on the review findings, formulate an enhanced and streamlined fortification framework. Nineteen frameworks were ultimately examined following a comprehensive literature review and key informant interviews. Generally, the reviewed frameworks amply describe motives and methods for the determination of fortification need and feasibility, industry engagement/quality assurance and quality control, and impact evaluations/surveillance. However, there was limited inclusion or discussion throughout the reviewed frameworks around harmonization of fortification with existing micronutrient interventions; fortification policy and/or strategy; enforcement, incentives, and penalties to ensure producer compliance with industry standards; and periodic fortification programme review and reassessment. The findings were used to develop a comprehensive Fortification Blueprint that aims to provide structured guidance and a library of tools and resources to fortification programme managers and key stakeholders to ensure optimal and sustainable programme design.

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Building the Commitment of the Private Sector and Leveraging Effective Partnerships to Sustain Food Fortification

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Fostering an Enabling Environment for Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture and Food Systems in Nigeria

Fostering an Enabling Environment for Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture and Food Systems in Nigeria

Lean production philosophy and sustainability approach: the fourth industrial phase

A blueprint for fortification planning and programming: Lessons learned from an analytical review of existing fortification frameworks

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