Apart from children three to five years old, the activity dubbed "NFA – UNICEF I-Rice Feeding" also catered to malnourished pupils of DVAMS, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
Participants to the activity were also made aware of prevailing price of I-Rice, and where these are being sold.
I-Rice, which is part of the government's program to fight malnutrition and vitamin deficiency, currently retails at P27 per kilo in various NFA accredited sellers provincewide.
Capiz Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) member Jaime Magbanua who authored a resolution "Encouraging the Utilization of Iron-Fortified Rice as a staple grains in the Province of Capiz" attended the activity along with other local and barangay officials.
The SP resolution was in accordance with Republic Act 8976, otherwise known as Food Fortification Act of 2000.
Recently, NFA has tied up with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to encourage communities and schools to use I-Rice in their daily consumptions.
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