COVID-19

Webinar: Fortified Rice in the COVID-19 Era

Date Recorded: November 12, 2020. Nick Kharabadze and Paul Alberghine from USDA’s International Food Assistance Division discuss trends in fortified rice usage in McGovern-Dole programs and other USDA food assistance programs. Rufino Perez and Jamie Fisher from USAID’s Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance talk about fortified rice usage in USAID food aid programs. The World Food Program USA’s Chase Sova talks about the importance of fortified rice in response to hunger and malnutrition in 2020. The webinar ends with a visual display of fortified and regular milled rice.