SPRINKLES for Ethiopian Staple Food Fortification/ Home Fortification
Sisay Tesema *
Stervit, Germany.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Objectives: To show use of sprinkles are best for home fortification in Ethiopian staple food.
Methods: More than 90% of Ethiopian population prepared their staple foods at household level, so we proposed new innovative strategy home fortification with MMP vitamin and mineral with sprinkle sachets.
The sprinkles developed for Teff (Injera), Wheat (Bread), Maize, etc. Multiple fortified Salt.
The estimated shelf life of the products is from six month to one year in different weather condition.
Results: As per the assessment is undertaken the price of the products are very affordable and can be used one sachet for five family members for three days in five birr which goose 0.70centies/day/person by covering 25% tax and all operation cost of the company including getting enough profit margin. The product process will be finalized abroad and the only thing is packaging in sachets form is here in Ethiopia, due to highly expensiveness of aluminum foil cost.
Products is very simple; logistics and start up budget also is not huge as per the economic development impact which will be recorded by the country. Hence the demand of the product projected to be high. The Verification test is already undertaken by EHNRI.
Conclusions: While the nutrition status of the population is changed through achieving MDG goals and Ethiopia will save billions of Birr ordollars, Such huge economic gain will result from safe-guarding human resource depletion linked to ill-health, increasing intellectual capacity and decreasing early death. The GDP also increased.