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Key Policy Messages Related to Bouillon Fortification for Senegal

• The prevalence of micronutrient inadequacy is substantial for both women and young children in Senegal.
• Current national food fortification programs reduce vitamin A, iron, and folate inadequacies, but dietary gaps remain.
• Bouillon cubes are widely consumed throughout Senegal, including poor households in rural areas.
• Multiple micronutrient-fortified bouillon cubes can contribute to further reduce dietary gaps in micronutrients.
• Designing and implementing a bouillon fortification program will require public- and private-sector investments.
• Premixes will represent the primary cost of programs and will depend on the choice of micronutrients in the premix (part of program design); these costs are generally passed on to consumers, with pass-through managed by industry.
• Technical and other challenges remain to produce commercially viable fortified bouillon cubes.
• Modeling techniques can provide evidence to help inform policy discussions around bouillon fortification program