Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) is one of the hardest forms of malnutrition in children. There is increasing concern that COVID-19 will lead to an economic downturn and that current poverty will lead to a worsening of the country's malnutrition levels. India currently has 9.3 million children under the age of five with SAM.
The Micronutrient Premix industry has played a key role in meeting the challenge of supplying premix to countries to help national fortification initiatives and ensuring that staple foods can be fortified. However, COVID-19 has threatened food production and international trade. Lockdown an... (more)
Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) is one of the hardest forms of malnutrition in children. There is increasing concern that COVID-19 will lead to an economic downturn and that current poverty will lead to a worsening of the country's malnutrition levels. India currently has 9.3 million ch... (more)
