Ministry of Health, Government of the Republic of Zambia
Zambia - Maize Meal Fortification Project
The goal of the maize meal fortification program is to significantly reduce micronutrient deficiencies among vulnerable sub-populations through mandatory fortification of commercially milled maize meal. This goal will be achieved if consumption of fortified flour by the target groups is increased from 5% to about 60% between 2005 and 2008. To do so, 32 commercial maize mills producing 60% of the national maize flour will fortify their products with vitamin A, B1, B2, B6, niacin, B12, folic acid, zinc and iron reaching six million persons, that is 60% of the total population or nearly 50% of the vulnerable and deficient population in the country by 2008.
All (32) commercial mills producing maize flour will fortify their products (‘breakfast’ and ‘roller’ maize meal) with fortificant as specified below. The total capacity of these mills is 1,350,000 tons per annum, of which capacity about 50% is presently utilised. This represents 60% of the total market -the remaining 40% is produced by small-scale hammer-mills.
