IFAD 2011Session 6: Food Aid Quality

Review: Product Recommendations“Balancing the Elements of the

Nutritional Improvement in Food Aid”

Irwin H Rosenberg, MDTufts University

PRIMARY BENEFICIARY GROUPS(MODEL FOR FBF REFORMULATION)

Prevention of stunting (linear growth promotion) among children 6-24 months

Management of moderate wasting among children 6-59 months

Meeting the elevated protein and micronutrient needs of nutritionally-vulnerable pregnant and lactating women

Management or prevention of moderate wasting among people (including adults) living with HIV or AIDS

Session 6: Food Aid QualityReview: Product Recommendations

Recommendations for Product Changes

• Upgrade the macronutrient contents of the precooked, fortified cereal blends (CSB, WSB and similar FBF products)

• Upgrade the macronutrient composition of those same FBFs

• Upgrade the micronutrient composition of soy-fortified enriched blended cereals (SFB, soy-fortified [SFG], and similar products) and of fortified milled grains

• Upgrade the micronutrient profile of currently used vitamin A-fortified vegetable oil

Process

• Staged implementation• Research and field trials• Harmonization with WFP, UNICEF

Recommendations

• The quantity of protein should be increased, and whey protein concentrate (WPC) should be added.

• Increase the fat content including n-3 and n-6 fatty acids.

• Increase the energy content.