PROTEIN FOODS AND FOOD FORTIFICATION

USAID TO ASSIST BRAZIL"S NATIONAL FOOD COMMISSION (CNA) IN 2 GROUPS OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES: 1.EXPERIMENTS TO FORTIFY AND PROGRAMS TO INTRODUCE 2 FORTIFIED BASIC COMMODITIES-MANDIOCA FLOUR AND BREAD; 2.PROMOTION OF SEVERAL PROTEIN FOODS OR ADDITIVES IN MATERNAL/CHILD HEALTH AND SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMS. USAID IS PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPING FISH PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, IS BACKSTOPPING FORTIFICATION OF MANDIOCA FLOUR, IS ASSISTING IN PRODUCTION OF POWDERED SOY MILK (SOLEIN) AND IN FORTIFICATION OF WHEAT FLOUR WITH LYSINE.