Evaluation of the Coverage and Benefit Incidences of Food Fortification in Mozambique (One-Pager)

A recent study (IPC-IG 2019) evaluates the coverage of Mozambique’s National Food Fortification Programme (NFFP), its benefit reach across vulnerable groups and its contribution to the recommended nutrient intake (RNI) of micronutrients. The NFFP is a mandatory fortification programme of wheat and maize flour with iron, and of sugar and vegetable oil with vitamin A. A survey of 1,500 households and laboratory tests of nutrient concentration in food samples of 50g of wheat flour, maize flour and sugar, and 50ml of vegetable oil collected at the households are the main sources of data.