Asian Development Bank

JFPR 9065: Enriching Lives of the Urban Poor Through Food Fortification
Indonesia

Project Summary

Name of Counterpart (loan) Project(s)

Grant Type

Task Officer/ Department

Budget

Executing Agency

Implementing Agency(ies)

• National Development Planning Agency
• Ministry of Industry and Trade
• Ministry of Agriculture
• Ministry of National Education
• Ministry of Home Affairs

Scope

Objectives

Grant Development Objective (GDO)

The goal is to contribute to the reduction of iron deficiency anemia (IDA), iodine deficiency disorder (IDD), and Vitamin A deficiency (VAD), especially among low-income and at risk populations in Indonesia.

Expected Outputs

1. Component A:
• Affordability of multi-micronutrient fortificants (MMF) assessed.
• Feasibility of local production of MMF assessed.
• Production of fortified palm oil established.
• Provincial quality assurance system established.
• Increased awareness and demand for fortified oil.
• Effectiveness data for policy development available.


2. Component B:
• Increased demand for micronutrient-enriched food: assure that 30% of at-risk groups consume fortified wheat flour and 60% of at risk-groups consume fortified salt within 3 years;
• Increased percentage of fortified salt and flour that meets quality standards as mandated in national standards by 2008;
• Improved accessibility and consumption of micronutrient-enriched products, especially by at-risk groups and poor populations;
• Improved food fortification targeting and monitoring system established; and
• Legislation and regulations for salt and wheat flour fortification adopted by central and local governments

Main Project Components and Activities

1. Component A: New Approaches to Fortify Food for the Urban Poor
• Operationalize "in-home" MMF, or sprinkles.
• Assess the effectiveness of palm oil fortification with Vitamin A.
2. Component B: Strategic Approaches to Enhance Access to Quality Fortified Food for the Urban Poor
• Improve quality and quality assurance of salt and wheat fortification and reinforce fortification regulations.
• Raise public awareness of the benefits of micronutrient-enriched food and promotes the consumption of fortified food.
3. Component C: Grant Management, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Audit
• Support the project management office.
• Support inception and midterm workshops, national round table meeting on food fortification, technical assistance for social marketing, food control assurance, nutrition evaluation, legal and regulatory aspects, and annual auditing.
• Establish independent monitoring and impact evaluation of project interventions.