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Investing
in the Future
2026 Tanzania Case Study
Why Large-Scale Food Fortification?
Large-scale food fortification (LSFF) has transformed the lives of billions around the world, providing critical micronutrients to families through foods they eat every day. For just pennies per person, LSFF creates a foundation onto which other nutritional interventions are built.
Reach millions
At-Scale Impact
Pennies per person per year
Cost-Effective
Privately delivered public good
Financially Sustainable
89%
3¢
27:1
145
of the world population eats iodized salt
Cost per person per year to fortify cooking oil in Tanzania
Benefit-cost ratio of large-scale food fortification
Countries (including Tanzania) have food fortification policies
Tanzania Insights
Photo credits: WFP, CIMMYT, Sanku, USAID, Wix, map of NTDs from Chris55 CC BY-SA 4.0, Ghanaian Maize Miller Musahfm, CC BY-SA 4.0
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