La mise en valeur de l'huile de tournesol enrichie localement au moyen de bons d'échange électroniques (FCRSAI 2e phase)

Mise en valeur de l’huile de tournesol enrichie localement au moyen de bons d’échange électroniques : profil de projet

Les chercheurs canadiens et tanzaniens tentent d’établir dans quelle mesure l’huile de tournesol enrichie de vitamine A peut contribuer à améliorer la nutrition. L’essai du produit et les bons d’échange électroniques visant à stimuler la demande contribueront à augmenter l’apport en vitamine A chez les femmes et les enfants présentant une carence élevée en micronutriments.

Auteur ou autrice(s) : Mosha, Theobold, Horton, Susan, Dixon, Thom

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Promoting locally fortified sunflower oil using e-vouchers : project profile

The project will demonstrate how small- and medium-scale businesses can assist the government to reach nutritional policy goals in rural areas while stimulating the local economy. Results will inform planning interventions in Tanzania to address vitamin A deficiency and help to develop national food and nutrition policies. By enabling local processors to fortify unrefined sunflower oil with vitamin A, the research will measure how well consumption of this product improves diet and food security of rural Tanzanians. E-voucher discounts delivered by mobile phone to 65,000 lactating mothers will provide a temporary price incentive and help build a market for the product.

Auteur ou autrice(s) : Mosha, Theobold, Horton, Susan, Dixon, Thom

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Annex 2 : Research outputs

The study tested whether crude sunflower oil can be fortified for local consumption in contexts where inventory turnover is rapid and long shelf-life is not required; the use of electronic vouchers and sustainable business models; the reduction of micronutrient deficiencies in vulnerable groups, specifically lactating mothers and young children. This interim presentation from a stakeholder meeting reports on the project, and includes results from the oil storage stability study, the eVoucher data, comparisons of results on vitamin A deficiency, preliminary estimates of cost-effectiveness and sustainability of the business model.

Auteur ou autrice(s) : Horton, Susan, Saleh, Nadira, Mosha, Theobald

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Masava leveraging the private sector to go the last mile to combat Vitamin A deficiency

Masava distributes to Manyara and Shinyanga, regions with some of the highest prevalence of vitamin A deficiency in Tanzania.

Auteur ou autrice(s) : masava.org

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CIFSRF final technical report : Promoting locally fortified sunflower oil using e-vouchers (CIFSRF Phase 2)

Promoting sunflower seed production is an important strategy in the Tanzanian National Development Plan, as is sunflower’s share of the edible oil market. A tariff placed on imported palm oil aims to protect development of the domestic industry. This project places emphasis on equipping small enterprises with the technology (stainless steel tanks) and assistance to include fortification in their production lines, as well as in navigating regulatory standards. Sunflower oil is locally produced and contributes to maternal and child health while creating local employment; whereas palm oil is grown in huge plantations primarily in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Auteur ou autrice(s) : Horton, Susan, Saleh, Nadira, Mosha, Theobald

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Huile essentielle : santé visuelle en Tanzanie

Auteur ou autrice(s) : Letarte, Martine

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Langage : French

Promoting locally fortified sunflower oil in Tanzania : project story

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have demonstrated for the first time that unrefined sunflower oil can be fortified on a small scale and can increase nutrition for the most vulnerable people, particularly lactating mothers and children. More than 142,000L of fortified sunflower oil was produced by SMEs and sold by a network of 319 retailers reaching nearly half a million people. The project supports Tanzania’s national food fortification policy, which is making fortification of edible oil mandatory. The results demonstrate how a locally produced crop, processed at local businesses and sold by local retailers can improve food security and stimulate local economic growth.

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Annex 3 Gender tip sheet and stories

The tip sheet is for participating enterprises and retailers to create awareness about gender issues related to the MASAVA project, which is implemented by Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA). Both male and female retailers are encouraged to inform clients about the benefits of fortified sunflower oil especially for children and lactating mothers. The challenge is to reach a target clientele who do not have purchasing power within their households. Recognizing that women are frequently the major drivers of economic and social change at the community level, MEDA specifically designs projects that directly target women and the unique obstacles they face.

Auteur ou autrice(s) : Horton, Susan, Mosha, Theobald, Saleh, Nadira

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Addressing inequities in access to fortified sunflower oil - Costs of small, medium large-scale fortification in Tanzania

Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD) is attributed with 157,000 child deaths (6-59 months) globally each year (1). In Tanzania, VAD is considered a severe public health problem responsible for a high burden of the child mortality and morbidity.

The MASAVA project, in the Manyara and Shinyanga regions of Tanzania, works with small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sunflower oil processors and retailers to fortify and distribute sunflower oil with Vitamin-A to households vulnerable to VAD – particularly households with lactating women and young children. The goal of the project is to reduce the prevalence of VAD in these regions, 48% and 42% in 2010 respectively (2) by implementing a sustainable business model for vitamin A fortification in these regions between 2014 and 2017.

Auteur ou autrice(s) : Walters, Dylan, Ndau, Edna, Maseta, Elina, Saleh, Nadira, Mosha, Theobald Dr., Hornton, Susan Dr.

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Masava project January 2017 Newsletter

The MASAVA project promotes the production of sunflower oil manufacturing, fortifying and marketing in Tanzania. An “e-Voucher” platform allowed the MASAVA team to easily provision, track and analyze market behaviour. Now an “e-Wallet” cash voucher system has been implemented which has increased purchase volume. Fluctuations in the seed market create challenges. This issue of “MASAVA News” provides an overview of the ongoing project. Sunflower oil is locally produced and contributes to maternal and child health while creating local employment, whereas palm oil is grown in huge plantations primarily in Malaysia and Indonesia.

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