6th International Seminar on Wheat & Wheat Products - Moving Towards Food and Nutrition Security
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The 6th international Wheat seminar "Moving towards food and nutrition security" will be held on 10 & 11 February, 2012 at New Delhi.
In order to announce and launch the Seminar, the Organisers held a curtain raiser on May 13th, 2011 at India International Center, New Delhi. Dr. Bushan Chander Gupta, IAS, Secretary Government of India, Department of Food & Public Distribution, Ministry of Food & Civil Supplies, was the Chief Guest at a select gathering.
One of the speakers Dr. R. Sankar, Special Advisor & Regional Manager, South Asia, GAIN, in his address stressed that malnutrition due to micronutrient deficiencies is the major area of concern for India. "Our success stories of growth have been through strength of our intellectual work force. Micronutrient deficiencies that affect brain development will push the country into a downward spiral of Intellectual dwarfism. Flour fortification offers if not complete but a significant solution to the
problem of malnutrition in our country."
