The sticky challenge facing Africa | Global development | guardian.co.uk
►http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/dec/20/therapeutic-food-famine-relief-africa
As the food crisis in the Horn of Africa continues, so do the campaigns asking for support and donations. Some of the money raised goes on the purchase of ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs), small packets of a sticky, peanut butter-like paste, fortified with minerals and vitamins, that can reverse severe malnutrition within six weeks. Products such as Plumpy’nut.
The vast majority of RUTFs are produced in the US or Europe, bought by aid agencies such as Unicef, and transported great distances to reach those in need. But a small group of social enterprises is questioning this business model, redesigning it with a more local footprint in mind.