A new factory in Rwanda uses local produce to feed 1m a day

Africa Improved Foods, a for-profit joint venture of the government of Rwanda and a consortium of development banks, is reducing reliance on foreign aid by bringing the production of relief foods into the local economy while maintaining European level food safety standards. Their products, designed for children and mothers, are made using locally grown maize and soya, which are blended with a nutrient mix to address the physical and cognitive ‘stunting’ that results from malnutrition. The factory makes a million servings a day and pumps around $20 million into the local economy every year.