Arvind Betigeri

Thailand Senior Rice Fortification Advisor UN World Food Programme

Arvind has over 15 years of experience  designing and delivering large scale Health and Nutrition programs. He is currently the Senior Rice Fortification Advisor for Asia and Pacific at the World Food Programme where he is responsible for scaling rice fortification across Asia and Pacific. His work focuses primarily on working with governments to introduce and integrate fortified rice into supply chains by strengthening food delivery systems. Arvind has been instrumental in scaling up rice fortification in India and other parts of Asia through the safety net  programs.

He also has extensive experience in building public private partnerships in the area of nutrition and health.  His has previously worked with NITI Aayog – Government of India, PATH and CARE.

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