India, WFP to supply 200k tonnes of fortified rice for humanitarian needs
By Sanjeeb Mukherjee he United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Indian government on Monday signed a definitive agreement
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India launches new collaborative initiative with UN to improve rice fortification, supply chain management in Nepal
India launched a new collaborative initiative with the support of the UN World Food Programme to strengthen Rice Fortification and
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Fortified rice pilot plant launched to boost nutrition security in India
In a significant step towards fighting hidden hunger and ensuring better nutrition for vulnerable populations, the CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary
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India Extends $1 Mn Grant To Lao PDR For Rice Fortification Project
The Indian government has granted approximately USD 1 million to the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)
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FSSAI Expands Surveillance To Fortified Rice & Dairy Products
After initiating a probe into alleged violations of norms in branded spices, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
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FSSAI issues revised list of labs for testing micronutrients in FR, FRK.
The national food regulator has issued a revised list of notified laboratories for testing of micronutrients in Fortified Rice (FR),
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Fortified rice key to address malnutrition: Experts
Fortified Rice Kernels (FRKs) are crucial for the country to collectively address malnutrition and anemia as they have been scientifically
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Kerala asks Centre to provide red-coloured kernels to fortify PDS rice
By M S Vidyanandan Kerala has requested the Central government to provide red-coloured fortified kernels for fortifying the rice supplied
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Only fortified rice will be supplied under govt schemes from 2024 onwards: FCI (Kashmir)
Senior officers of Food Corporation of India (FCI) today said that the fortified rice (FRK) will replace normal rice in
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States Lacked Capacity to Test Fortified Rice, But Had to Give it to the Poor
By Anumeha Yadav To reduce anaemia and malnutrition, the Union government began experimenting with supplying rice grains artificially enhanced with
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