State of Nation Report on Large Scale Food Fortification (LSFF) in Nigeria


Nigeria suffers from extreme levels of micronutrient deficiencies affecting the health, death rates, brain and physical development of the majority of Nigerians (Ritchie, 2017). It has one of the highest levels of anaemic women in the world, at approaching 50 percent, and more than 10 million stunted children.

To assess this existing evidence, and the remaining data gaps, this State of the Nation review provides a multi-sectoral analysis of all the available data from the last 10 years, from 2012 to 2021. It analyses the studies’ methodologies and findings, in order to understand the compliance levels that have been achieved to date. This report only reports on consumer reach and the efficacy of LSFF qualitatively and based on an interpretation of findings, due to limitations in the data available. Its key purpose and focus lies in establishing the progress achieved to date in compliance.