Regional Updates: India
FFI continued to advance whole-wheat flour—known as atta—fortification across India in 2025 by strengthening state-level partnerships, generating evidence, and expanding...
2025 ANNUAL REPORT
Resilient by Design
2025 was a year full of shocks that threatened food systems and nutrition globally, and we continue to face this polycrisis today. Despite the challenges, FFI is advancing nutrition by supporting strong, resilient large-scale food fortification programs in 31 countries across five regions: Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and India.
Some highlights:
- Angola and Namibia are on track to launch large-scale food fortification programs, with Türkiye and Azerbaijan mo
ving toward national mandates of their own - Of the 21 countries that made new or strengthened fortification commitments at the 2025 Nutrition for Growth Summit, FFI had recently or was currently providing technical assistance to 13
- A bipartisan win for nutrition: FFI-supported corn masa fortification bills passed in California and Alabama in 2025
- Global progress held stable: an estimated 23.3% of the world’s wheat flour, maize flour, and rice was fortified in 2025, just below 2024’s 23.7% — a reminder that fortification policy must be defended year after year to reach its full, lifesaving potential
Stories from Annual Reports
Regional Updates: Türkiye
In 2025, FFI advanced advocacy for mandatory wheat flour fortification in Türkiye by strengthening partnerships across government, civil society, and...
Regional Updates: Azerbaijan
In 2025, FFI supported Azerbaijan in designing a national wheat flour fortification program, working closely with the Azerbaijan Food Safety Agency (AFSA) and UNICEF...
Regional Updates: The Philippines
FFI continued supporting the Government of the Philippines in 2025 through a Nutrition International–funded project aimed at strengthening national wheat...
Regional Updates: Peru and the Dominican Republic
In 2025, FFI strengthened its collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP) across Latin America to build practical capacity for fortification monitoring and implementation, with a...
Regional Updates: United States
In 2025, FFI expanded its technical assistance efforts in the United States to support the development of state-level corn masa flour fortification mandates...
Regional Updates: Eastern and Southern Africa
In 2025, FFI advanced LSFF efforts across Eastern and Southern Africa through expanded technical assistance, strengthened partnerships, and targeted country support...
2025 FFI Publications
Articles and stories published in 2025 by FFI staff that build the evidence base for food fortification Research Publications Chadha, M., Lopez...
Advancing Global Accountability on Food Fortification Commitments
In 2025, the Food Fortification Initiative (FFI) continued to play a central role in supporting countries and partners to translate global commitments...
USAID AFFORD: Catalyzing Policy Change, Expanding Technical Support, and Deepening Partnerships Across Sectors
In 2024, FFI marked significant progress under the USAID Advancing Food Fortification Opportunities to Reinforce Diets (AFFORD) program, which launched...
The Philippines: “Bridging the Fortification Gap Project”
In 2024, FFI partnered with Nutrition International to strengthen wheat flour fortification in the Philippines through the “Bridging the Fortification...
India: Haryana, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan
In the wheat‑growing Indian states of Haryana, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan, daily breads such as chapati and roti are poised to...
Strengthening Fortification Compliance in Lesotho
Lesotho took a significant step toward addressing micronutrient deficiencies by mandating the fortification of wheat, maize, and edible oil in...
Eswatini: Building the Foundation for Eswatini’s National Fortification Strategy
In 2023, FFI and the Government of Eswatini embarked on a pivotal mission to address micronutrient deficiencies that have long...
The United States: Corn Masa Fortification
Though many staple foods in the United States are fortified with folic acid, corn masa products—a key staple of the...
UNICEF projects: Azerbaijan, Eastern and Southern Africa, Food Systems
In 2024, FFI received three grants from UNICEF to support our global fortification work, enabling us to help develop large-scale...
New Project Analyzes Supply Chain in Two Indian States and Builds the Foundation for a Fortification Program
FFI and Rockefeller Foundation launch a wheat flour fortification project to combat micronutrient deficiencies in Haryana, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan.
Advocacy Advances the Conversation to Fortify Wheat Flour in Türkiye
FFI advances wheat flour fortification efforts in Türkiye with strategic meetings and partnerships during September 2023 trip to Istanbul and...
FFI Highlights Opportunity to Fortify the Pacific Islands
FFI proposes regional food fortification initiative to combat micronutrient deficiencies and improve health outcomes across 21 Pacific Island nations.
New Study Shows Most Corn Masa Products in the United States Are Not Fortified with Folic Acid
A 2023 FFI analysis found that less than 6% of corn masa products in the United States are fortified with...
Mauritius Mandates Wheat Flour Fortification to Combat Micronutrient Deficiencies
Mauritius passed mandatory wheat flour fortification legislation in 2023, marking a major public health milestone in the fight against micronutrient...
Building the Evidence Base for Fortification
FFI and its partners, with support from the Gates Foundation, are advancing large-scale food fortification by addressing data gaps and...
Advancing Food Fortification Globally
A one-year update on USAID AFFORD, a five-year global initiative led by TechnoServe, FFI, and partners to combat micronutrient deficiencies...
FFI Staff Share Evidence Supporting Fortification at Two Global Conferences
FFI staff attended the Micronutrient Forum 6th Global Conference and the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference to share evidence...
Celebrating 20 Years of FFI
Since its inception in 2002, FFI has partnered in more than 30 countries across the globe to build cereal grain...
India: Fortified Atta Proves to Strengthen Health in Haryana
The preliminary results of the Haryana Demonstration Project are in—and they are a clear indication that fortification can lead to...
WHA Resolution on Food Fortification
FFI and partners are supporting a proposed World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Assembly resolution introduced by the Government of...
Egypt: Follow-up Workshop for Millers
After the success of FFI and partners’ April 2021 workshop for millers, FFI collaborated with MOSIT to host a follow-up...
Malaysia: Committing to Wheat Flour Fortification
The Malaysia Ministry of Health (MOH) demonstrated renewed dedication in 2022 to scale up and strengthen wheat flour fortification.
Mauritius: Progress in Wheat Flour Fortification
Mauritius first began planning its wheat flour fortification program in 2018 and has since made tremendous progress.
