Description
The Government of Ethiopia commits to achieve 79% edible oil manufacturing industries, 60% wheat flour processing industries and 97% edible salt processing industries start fortifying their products by 2030 by doing the following actions;-
I. Government
Action 1: Enforce mandatory fortification standards to wheat flour, edible oil and iodized salt
Action 2: Create market linkage with institutional buyers
Action 3: Support and capacitate the regulatory institutions, industries/private sector and stakeholders with equipment and human resource
Action 4: Create a centralized data system to track fortification progress and compliance rates.
Action 5: Dedicate resource for fortification by the government
Action 6: Create conducive environment to premix suppliers
Action 7: Monitor the food fortification process companies periodically.
II. Civil society organizations
Action 1: Raise awareness about the benefits of fortified foods to create demand
Action 2: Advocate for sustainable fortification and consumption of fortified products
III. United Nations family
Action 1: Technically and financially support the food fortification strategic plan implementation.
Action 2: Facilitate a learning exchange programs for Ethiopian stakeholders to learn from successful fortification programs globally
Action 3: Support and strengthen the government capacity to enforce large scale food fortification programs
Action 4: Support the government to ensure effective national fortification alliances
IV. Donors
Action 1: Mobilize and allocate financial resources
Action 2: Provide financial support to CSOs and private sectors 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
V. Academia
Action 1: Conduct research and generate evidence to inform programs and policy decision making on food fortification.
Action 2: Conduct research of public awareness, fortified foods utilization, impact of fortified food on micronutrient status and generate policy recommendations.
VI. Private sectors
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
VII. Community
Action 1: Play active role in the community based introduction of fortified foods;
Action 2: Take part 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 |
