Scaling up small-scale food processing for therapeutic and complementary foods for children in Vietnam

“This work was carried out with the aid of a grant from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and with financial support from the Government of Canada, provided through Global Affairs Canada (GAC).”Vietnam’s National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) is working with Ryerson University (Canada) researchers to bring sustainable solutions to rural Vietnam. These include the direct procurement of crops from smallholder women farmers, the decentralized production of fortified foods in small local food processing facilities, and a reliable commercial supply chain that sees products purchased by hundreds of nutrition counseling centres. This two-page policy brief/brochure outlines the project strategy