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Therapeutic Food Development and Home Food Fortification

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Location

Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria

Clients

15+ client organizations

Project Duration

6-14 months per project

Status

Active

About This Consultancy

We provide expert consultancy on developing therapeutic foods using locally available ingredients and designing home food fortification programs.

Service Overview

We offer specialized consultancy in the development of therapeutic foods and home food fortification programs. Our expertise helps organizations create sustainable solutions for preventing and treating malnutrition using locally available resources.

Therapeutic Food Development

  • Product Development: Formulating ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTF) using local ingredients
  • Quality Control: Ensuring products meet international standards for safety and efficacy
  • Local Production: Establishing sustainable local production facilities
  • Supply Chain Management: Developing sustainable supply chains for ingredients and products
  • Regulatory Compliance: Navigating regulatory requirements for therapeutic foods

Home Food Fortification

  • Program Design: Developing home fortification programs using micronutrient powders
  • Product Selection: Identifying appropriate fortification products for specific contexts
  • Distribution Strategies: Designing effective distribution models for fortification products
  • Behavior Change: Promoting adoption of fortification practices in households
  • Monitoring: Tracking coverage and impact of fortification programs

Our Technical Expertise

  • Food science and product development
  • Nutritional formulation and analysis
  • Quality assurance and quality control
  • Program implementation and scale-up
  • Monitoring and evaluation

Our Clients

  • World Food Programme
  • Ministry of Health - Uganda
  • Action Against Hunger
  • Catholic Relief Services
  • Local food processors

Testimonial

"ACEFANUT's expertise in therapeutic food development was critical to establishing our local production facility. Their technical knowledge and practical approach were invaluable."

- Dr. Kwame Asare

Catholic Relief Services