The WFP Centre of Excellence for Rural Transformation (WFP China COE) organizes a comprehensive webinar series on Food Fortification and Nutrition Improvement from May 21 to June 11, 2026. The webinar consists of four sessions in total, providing a collaborative platform for knowledge exchange among developing countries to explore diverse technical solutions for improving nutrition. The four sessions are as follows:

 

Session I: Food Fortification Against Malnutrition

Session II: Fortification Technology and Approach

Session III: Fortified Nutritional Products

Session IV: Fortification of Widely Consumed Foods

 

This course is part of Session IV: Fortification of Widely Consumed Foods. The session aims to explore the technological advancements and large-scale public health applications of fortified staples by detailing the industrial production of fortified rice and examining national strategies for scaling up rice fortification. It is structured around two main parts: Production Technology and Application of Fortified Rice, and Rice Fortification in India. The first part explains the nutritional losses caused by overprocessing polished rice and introduces the extrusion technologies, precision forming, and automated drying processes used to produce customized, nutrient-rich fortified rice kernels. The second part presents India's national approach to reducing anemia , tracing the development of its rice fortification ecosystem and the integration of fortified rice into major food-based safety-net programs that reach hundreds of millions of beneficiaries.

* Participants who successfully complete the course and pass a corresponding quiz will receive a certificate of achievement.