date:Aug 30, 2012
,000 farmers have taken part in the project since it began in 2009.
Nestl launched iron-enriched versions of Maggi bouillon tablets and cubes in Central and West Africa earlier this year.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that vitamin A deficiency affects 190m children, with xerophthalmia, an eye disorder that can develop into blindness in children, a common side effect.