Fortified Rice- iron for some, gold for many

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Fortified rice is making inroads into India’s Public Distribution System despite a very inadequate pilot study and disregarding the health concerns of 80 crore beneficiaries. Now a new report by the reporter’s collective has found that large corporate interests might be the reason behind this big move that could potentially change the very food on our plate. 


Read the 3-part report from the reporter’s collective here: https://www.reporters-collective.in/projects/modified-rice-papers 


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Story and production: Kavita Kabeer, Jimmy James

Production support: Haripriya Harshan