More than 2 billion people, worldwide, the majority of whom are women and children, do not consume the quantities of vitamins and minerals they need to live and develop healthily. This has dire consequences not just for them, but also for the next generations and the development of their country. To tackle this scourge, it is crucial to take a systemic, multi-sectoral approach. Among the various possible strategies, the FAO and WHO have identified food fortification — often little known and misunderstood — as one of the most profitable and effective interventions.

In coalition with other public and private organisations, GRET has been testing targeted food fortification among the most vulnerable groups for more than 20 years. Today it supports this approach, under certain conditions, recognising its strong potential to prevent malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies, and issuing some key recommendations to nutrition and development actors.