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Central Asia's Hidden Hunger

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Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, Central Asia has seen an alarming rise in mentally retarded and physically impaired children due to a lack of iodine and iron in the diet of the poor. To address this crisis, the Asian Development Bank, in partnership with the United Nations Children's Fund, is leading a regional program to boost production of iodized salt and fortified flour to improve the nutrition of poor women and their children.

The program will also support legislation and trade reform to spread the benefits evenly in the region. Backed by a $6 million grant from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction, the program is expected to raise dramatically children's capacity to learn and earn, thus lift productivity and lower poverty in the region.

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