Two thousand nine hundred Maggi Mammies across Ghana have received training on the importance of nutrition and entrepreneurship. These Mammies are the retailers in the open markets selling bouillons and other spices, mostly on table tops. The Mammies were also educated on the proper use of Maggi products to enable them pass on the information to consumers. The workshops were organized as part of the brand’s annual engagement programme with its traders.
its success to the fact that it builds on existing local culinary tastes and contributes to good nutrition among the Ghanaian population.
Maggi, with its flavours of shrimp, chicken and onion already contain iodised salt. Maggi shrimp is also fortified with iron in order to address micronutrient deficiencies. Iron deficiency, which causes anemia, is very common in Ghana, in particular among children and women of child-bearing age. According to the WHO, one billion people of the world’s population suffer from iron deficiency anemia.
Speaking to the Mammies on the importance of good nutrition, balanced diets and culinary hygiene, nutritionists from regional hospitals highlighted the importance of iron, iodine, and other key micronutrients in one’s diet to eliminate the risk of micronutrient deficiencies.