Private sector operators in the food processing industries as well as government regulating agencies have pledged commitment towards achieving optimal levels in food fortification compliance.
This is meant to correct the present food system that has been linked to poverty, hunger, malnutrition, disease, unemployment etc. Minister of Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo presenting the award to the Group Executive Director, Commercial Operations, Dangote Industries Limited, Halima Aliko-Dangote and the Group Managing Director, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Ravindra Singhvi
In his remarks, Bill Gates commended the efforts of the Nigerian private sector involved in the food fortification process and the affected government agencies for ensuring that fortification compliance is achieved so that Nigerians could be immune against malnutrition. Dangote Sugar was named among the four companies with substantial compliance in the four food categories, with others being Flour Mills, awarded in two categories and Raffles Oil LFTZ Enterprise.
“The wheat flour sector demonstrably attempted to sustain compliance levels over the last year. Disrupted access to good quality Vitamin A, however, continues to pose a risk to good performance.