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BY: ROEYNA MAY FAMISARAN
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Monday, February 6, 2017
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ILOILO City – To help fight malnutrition in Western Visayas, a complementary food production facility in Antique province is maximizing its potentials.
Housed in University of Antique (UA), the project seeks to introduce “science-based interventions to address malnutrition problems” especially in the province, a press release from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said.
“Fighting malnutrition does not need to be expensive. It can be solved by using the proper technology in a cost-effective manner,” DOST-6 regional director Rowen Gelonga said, adding that the facility is one of “promising projects in Antique.”
The food production facility is a project of the university in collaboration with the DOST-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI).
The UA also launched a project which focused on a feeding program; malnourished kids aged 6-35 months were fed with complementary food technology developed by the DOST-FNRI. (With a report from DOST/PN)
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