The Centre is looking to take forward the rice fortification model of Gajapati District of Odisha to other parts of the country to deal with nutrition deficiency among school children through mid-day meal scheme programme. The Centre also wants to explore the option of extend fortification toflour. This idea of fortification was discussed with the executive director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP). Recent advances in food technology has led to the production of fortified rice kernels which can be machine blended with regular rice to increase its nutritional value. The WFP has collaborated with the Odisha government to fortify the rice used under the mid-day meal scheme with iron. The WPF has claimed that the model of rice fortification has found high acceptance among students of Gajapati District where it has trained school staff involved in the preparation of meal on how to properly cook the fortified rice.
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