WFP, UK Govt push for fortified rice in school feeding to tackle child malnutrition

The World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) are urging Ghana to introduce fortified rice into the Ghana School Feeding Programme, describing it as a practical and cost-effective way to address malnutrition among children. The call follows a cost-benefit analysis, which found that rice fortification is an affordable, high-impact intervention capable of improving children’s nutrition and boosting learning outcomes. Speaking on beha...

By Caleb Ahinakwah