““120 million people have slipped backwards into poverty and millions are at risk, right on the brink of food insecurity.””
William Warshauer, TechnoServe:
““A time in the world where we need big … scalable solutions to make better, more affordable, more nutritious foods available in low income communities around the world.””
William Warshauer, TechnoServe:
““There’s an estimated 3 billion people today in the world suffering from some form of micronutrient deficiency. Closing that rather enormous gap is going to require coordination and collaboration from many stakeholders across the ecosystem.””
Christina Tewes-Gradl, Endeva:
““One of the keys [to scaling food fortification] is … working very closely with millers, so it’s great to see many millers as part of this conversation today.””
Christina Tewes-Gradl, Endeva:
““On how to strengthen the food fortification market: Acting together … in order to fix the underlying issues in the food system.””
Paloma Fernandes, Cereal Millers:
““Another challenge we face is the lack of incentive and recognition to fortify. Sometimes fortification can be seen as a weak business case…”
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Paloma Fernandes, Cereal Millers:
““Another major challenge we face is imbalanced regulations. These lead to uneven playing fields.””
Paloma Fernandes, Cereal Millers:
““A more visible and sustainable fortification environment is needed.… Noncompliant millers will either have to join or improve their processes to attain this visibility and remain competitive, and this will help us create more level playing fields.””
Paloma Fernandes, Cereal Millers:
““It is incumbent upon the industry to take ownership and leadership of various initiatives … that actually have the structures to create the level playing fields we so desire, as a private sector…””
Tania Lessenska-Teodosiev, Endeva:
““On one axis, you have partnerships such as the model that we observed, which is between the private sector and NGOs, but that would also mean partnering together with the public sector.””
Dominic Schofield, TechnoServe:
““It’s important to view millers not as machines, not as large factories, … but as individuals running businesses that are making important business decisions.””
Dominic Schofield, TechnoServe:
““The new approach is about bolstering private sector #leadership with food fortification, including self-regulation … integrating food fortification good practice … throughout the value chain, and using a data driven approach to do this.””
