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Tajikistan|life|June 22, 2022 / 10:09 AM
WFP supports wheat flour fortification initiatives in Tajikistan

AKIPRESS.COM - Representatives from the Government of Tajikistan, wheat flour mills and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) gathered in the town of Guliston in Sughd Region for a roundtable meeting to discuss the implementation of the national fortification law signed in 2019 and to address the concerns and queries of the various stakeholders involved in wheat flour fortification in the country.

The roundtable, which was conducted with the support of WFP, was the beginning of discussions around food fortification issues, particularly wheat flour fortification in the country. For the first time, Tajik Wheat Flour Mill “Ordi Dushanbe” launched wheat flour fortification in May 2022 after installing necessary equipment and importing premix to the country.

The Government of Tajikistan has identified food security and nutrition as one of the four strategic goals of the country in the National Development Strategy 2030. Tajikistan’s law on providing the population with fortified food determines the framework for prevention and for implementation of programmes to eliminate micronutrient deficiency and related diseases in Tajikistan.

Through its School Feeding Programme, WFP remains the only agency in the country to bring fortified food, especially fortified wheat flour and vegetable oil to the country and arrange hot meals for almost 440,000 primary grade schoolchildren in 2,000 schools across the country. WFP will provide technical support to the Government of Tajikistan to strengthen the health system and work with wheat flour mills and relevant ministries and departments on healthier behaviors.

Prior to the roundtable, WFP organised a field visit for participants to wheat flour mills in Sughd Region to get familiar with their work and identify gaps in the fortification of wheat flour.

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