A step towards better nutrition for African children

[伊巴丹，尼日利亚]强化食品可能是解决微量营养素营养不良的最具成本效益的健康干预措施之一，尤其是在childrenin low-resource settings, experts says.

在尼日利亚的尼日利亚国际热带农业学院（10月4日至6日）举办的尼日利亚国际热带农业研究所举办的研讨会上，专家补充说beplay下载官网西西软件加里— a creamy white or yellow flour with a slightly fermented flavour and a slightly sour taste made from fermented, gelatinised fresh cassava tubers — could ensure the success of the school feeding programme in the country.

“强化它将增加生存到五岁的儿童人数。”

Francis Aminu, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

国家主任弗朗西斯Aminu全球联盟for Improved Nutrition, said that that加里is consumed by over 130 million people in Nigeria, thus serving as complementary foods for children aged 6 months to 2 years.

他们补充说加里，如果不加固，则具有高水平的碳水化合物，但缺乏必需的营养素，例如蛋白质，脂肪，维生素和矿物质，可以在人体供应中供应。

Scientist from the World Institute for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) in Liberia proved that fortified加里using soy could provide thenutrition儿童的需求。

根据非洲的Wishh区域总监Josh Neiderman的说法，该防御工事导致了超级加里, a mixture of加里和大豆，改善了healthand nutrition by addressing protein deficiencies.

加纳开始了加里, said Leticia Amoakoah Twum, a research scientist at the Ghana-based Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute.

食品科学家Twum在加纳说加里is most consumed by children of school age who need food rich in nutrients to ensure total development.

“Our desire is to fortify加里… with soybean, certain micro-minerals, vitamins, and groundnut to increase its nutrients significantly without compromising on its sensory attributes,” Twum explained.

Aminu补充道:“在这将会增加the number of children who survive to five years of age …[and] increase the number of children who get the essential vitamins and minerals they need to promote their optimal health, growth and development. This is a home-grown option for Africangovernmentsto consider.”

This piece was produced by SciDev.Net’s Sub-Saharan Africa English desk.