Under the Letter of Intent with WFP, what commodity will India’s Department of Food and Public Distribution supply to crisis zones worldwide?

India’s Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) agreed in the Letter of Intent with the World Food Programme (WFP) to supply fortified rice to meet food and nutrition needs in crisis-affected areas globally. The collaboration builds on India’s status as an agricultural surplus nation and forms part of an expanded partnership including Supply Chain Optimization, Fortified Rice Rollout, Annapurti Devices, Jan Poshan Kendra, Smart Warehousing, and related initiatives. Fortified rice is singled out as the specific commodity for addressing nutrition in humanitarian contexts.