Improving nutrition
Mali - Doumouni Nafama Cooking Oil Fortification
The goal of the project is to fortify with vitamin A a total of 40,000 MT of cottonseed oil a year within three years in order to contribute to the achievement of the goal of the national fortification Program to reduce the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency in pregnant and women of child-bearing age to 30 percent by 2007. The assumption is that the Project will provide 7.7 million person-years of coverage.
Target group
Low-income pregnant women and women of child-bearing age
Fortificant
Food vehicle
cottonseed oil
Outputs
40,000 MT of cottonseed oil fortified per year
Coverage
5,000,000 total population will be reached by the end of year three
Date
09/01/2004
Description
The project is part of the national program to control vitamin and mineral deficiencies in the population of Mali (the ‘Program’). The project will support the implementation of a national food fortification program to fortify cottonseed oil with vitamin A. The Program will focus on the fortification of domestically produced cottonseed oil that is regularly consumed by the Malian people, including the primary target population of low-income pregnant women and women of child-bearing age. GAIN funding under the Project will supplement cash and in-kind contribution for the Program from the Government of Mali and other donor agencies.
Agencies
In-Country project advisor
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Regional Office, Senegal
