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Abstract:
Micronutrient deficiency undermines the potential of billions of people worldwide, limiting both their physical and mental growth during the vital years of childhood. It has rarely featured as a priority on the development agenda and the problem remains pervasive among poor population, but solutions do exist, notably through food fortification. Innovative multisectoral approaches, engaging the private sector along with government and civil society, are delivering encouraging results and demonstrating the potential to end this debilitating deficiency in a cost-effective way.
Related Links:
CSR within the Food Industry Virtual Resource Center, World Bank Institute.
Business Alliance for Food Fortification
“Copenhagen Consensus: The Results”
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Articles and Papers:
Ionescu-Somers, Aileen. The Business Case for Sustainability— Food and Beverage Sector Report. IMD 203-9. (pdf, KB)
Fogel, Robert W. “Nutrition, Physiological Capital and Economic Growth: Theories, Evidence and Policies.” Lecture sponsored by the University of Chicago and the Pan American Health Organization. October 3, 2002. (pdf, 710 KB)
Abrams, Steven et al. “A Multinutrient-Fortified Beverage Enhances the Nutritional Status of Children in Botswana.” The Journal of Nutrition 133: 1834–1840, 2003.
Asian Development Bank. “Food Fortification in Asia: Improving Health and Building Economies.” (pdf, 2.96 MB)
Barro, Robert J. “Health and Economic Growth.” Pan American Health Organization. 1996. (pdf, 2.54 MB)
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