Despite broad acknowledgement by the research community that large-scale food fortification (LSFF) is a cost-effective intervention to address micronutrient deficiencies, the uptake and implementation of LSFF regulations and supporting policies is highly variable across countries and across food different food vehicles. This project therefore examines the political economy dynamics—inclusive of political incentives and implementation capacity—that can undermine uptake, scaling, and institutionalization over time.
Specifically, the project has three key objectives: 1) To provide a political economy framework that is replicable across diverse contexts and food vehicles that can help government partners, the private sector, and donors determine how to prioritize LSFF investments, 2) To identify binding political economy constraints to LSFF implementation within the public, private, and civil society sectors in a set of African and Asian countries as well as via regional harmonization bodies, such as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the East African Community (EAC), and 3) To propose viable solutions to address those binding constraints, drawing on lessons learned elsewhere.
Related Publication: Resnick, Danielle. 2024. The enabling environment for large-scale food fortification in Madagascar. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2251. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141798
