The March 2025 Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit in Paris is a pivotal moment for governments, businesses, donors, and civil society organizations to come together and commit to bold, transformative actions to address malnutrition in all its forms. The Summit aims to accelerate global efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goals by prioritizing nutrition through evidence-based interventions, sustainable financing, and cross-sector collaboration. It builds on commitments from N4G Tokyo and leverages global frameworks to catalyse long-term impact.
Large scale food fortification (LSFF), when well-informed by data and with government commitment and industry compliance, is a low-cost, highly effective food systems strategy to sustainably deliver micronutrients to those in need. Recent milestones, such as the adoption of the World Health Assembly (WHA) resolution on food fortification (WHA76.19), have increased global attention, commitments, and reporting on LSFF, thereby strengthening the enabling environment for national, regional, and global action.
In April 2024, a group of over 250 practitioners of LSFF came together in Cape Town to analyse key barriers and identify critical steps to accelerate action where fortification is needed. This group committed to strengthening the delivery of LSFF and produced a Manifesto for Accelerated Action, outlining 10 recommendations to guide stakeholders’ actions. To further support these efforts, the Global Fortification Technical Advisory Group (GF TAG) Advocacy and Communications Working Group launched an LSFF Commitment Guide in January 2025. This guide complements the official N4G Paris Commitment Guide and provides targeted support for stakeholders considering LSFF-specific pledges.
Building on these efforts and the momentum from N4G Paris, the Micronutrient Data Innovation Alliance (DInA)/Micronutrient Forum, together with the global, regional, and national LSFF partners, is hosting a Asia regional webinar. By convening governments, NGOs, donors, private sector actors, and other key stakeholders, the webinar aim to:
