Description
To achieve the goal that 79% of edible oil manufacturing industries, 60% of wheat flour processing industries and 97% of edible salt processing industries start fortifying their products by 2030, the Ethiopia government commits to the following actions.
• Government
Action 1: Enforce mandatory fortification standards of wheat flour, edible oil and iodised salt.
Action 2: Create a market linkage with institutional buyers.
Action 3: Support and capacitate regulatory institutions, industries/private sector and stakeholders with equipment and human resources.
Action 4: Create a centralised data system to track fortification progress and compliance rates.
Action 5: Dedicate resources for fortification.
Action 6: Create a conducive environment for premix suppliers.
Action 7: Monitor the food fortification process companies periodically.
• Civil society organisations
Action 1: Raise awareness about the benefits of fortified foods to create demand.
Action 2: Advocate for sustainable fortification and consumption of fortified products.
• UN family
Action 1: Technically and financially support the food fortification strategic plan implementation.
Action 2: Facilitate a learning exchange programme for Ethiopian stakeholders to learn from successful fortification programmes globally.
Action 3: Support and strengthen the government capacity to enforce large-scale food fortification programmes.
Action 4: Support the government to ensure effective national fortification alliances.
• Donors
Action 1: Mobilise and allocate financial resources.
Action 2: Provide financial support to civil society organisations and the private sector to avail quality vitamin/mineral premix and the capacity of the food industry to fortify in compliance with national standards.
Action 3: Invest in digital platforms and systems to monitor and ensure fortification quality.
• Academia
Action 1: Conduct research and generate evidence to inform programmes and policy decision-making on food fortification.
Action 2: Conduct research of public awareness, fortified foods utilisation and the impact of fortified food on micronutrient status and generate policy recommendations.
• Private sector
Action 1: Ensure the availability of fortified products.
Action 2: Establish internal quality monitoring system.
Action 3: Release annual reports containing information relevant to fortification, including the volume of fortified products produced and the volume of premix procured for fortification.
Action 4: Appropriately label products as fortified, using the national fortification logo.
Action 5: Educate customers about the benefits of fortified foods – for example, by leading, joining or funding a public education campaign.
• Community
Action 1: Play an active role in the community-based introduction of fortified foods.
Action 2: Take an active role in community education to address misconceptions.
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Verified
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| SMARTness index |
High
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Details
| Global nutrition target(s) |
Anaemia
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Policy >
Food supply chain
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Number of food processing industries meeting fortification targets by 2030, including 79% of edible oil manufacturers (from a baseline of 69%), 60% of wheat flour processors (from 16.2%) and 97% of edible salt processors (from 42.9%) |
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| Measurement plan | Use data collected by others |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 0 | December 2024 |
| Target | 3 | December 2030 |
