DSM extends strategic partnership with World Food Programme

(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, todayannounces a three year extension of its global partnership with the World FoodProgramme (WFP), the world's largest humanitarian organisation, fighting hungerworldwide. The aim of the partnership is to fight the debilitating effects ofhunger in the developing world.Hunger affects an estimated one billion people around the world, mostly inAfrica, India, and Southeast Asia. Hunger takes its toll on the individual andsociety from increasing the prevalence of chronic diseases and higher mortalityto impaired mental and physical development to higher healthcare costs to lowereconomic output. According to WFP, the cost of child malnutrition accounts forbetween 2 to 3% of GDP in some developing countries.'The innovative scientific and product support provided by DSM is playing a keyrole in the fight against hunger worldwide,' said Josette Sheeran, WFP ExecutiveDirector,'Strategic partnerships are essential to solving global hunger, whichaffects more than one billion people around the world today.  No one sector -public nor private - can solve hunger alone.'DSM and WFP have trialled and tested new products and programmes to tacklehunger related malnutrition, developed a more sophisticated understanding of theproblem, and have been very active in building awareness of the problem andavailable solutions. DSM also worked very closely with WFP during the design ofits Nutrition Improvement Approach, which shifted its strategic focus from foodsecurity (providing enough calories) to including nutrition security (providingnutrient-rich food).'DSM has a very strong commitment to its partnership with WFP; we have neverseen this as a one-off project,' said Feike Sijbesma, CEO of DSM. 'I amreally proud of the collaboration to date. The objective of our partnership isthat the impact of public-private nutritional interventions will be felt by allof WFP's beneficiaries. Nutritious foods with essential vitamins and mineralsmean better future for millions of people.'Having established the foundations, DSM will assist WFP in implementing itsNutrition Improvement Approach. DSM will continue to provide ongoing technicaland scientific support, supply food supplements and food fortification products,and will work with WFP as it develops and rolls-out country specific nutritionstrategies. Nutritionists from DSM and WFP are, for example, currently workingtogether to address the nutrition needs of Haitians in the immediate aftermathof the earthquake and on a longer-term food recovery program, with an emphasison nutrient-rich food, especially reaching children.DSM and WFP will continue to work closely together to build further awarenessamongst world leaders and the broader public about the problem of malnutritionand the need to deliver global nutrition security.DSM - the Life Sciences and Materials Sciences CompanyRoyal DSM N.V. creates innovative products and services in Life Sciences andMaterials Sciences that contribute to the quality of life. DSM's products andservices are used globally in a wide range of markets and applications,supporting a healthier, more sustainable and more enjoyable way of life. Endmarkets include human and animal nutrition and health, personal care,pharmaceuticals, automotive, coatings and paint, electrical and electronics,life protection and housing. DSM has annual net sales of EUR 9.3 billionandemploys some 23,500 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in theNetherlands, with locations on five continents. DSM is listed on EuronextAmsterdam. More information: www.dsm.com For more information: DSM Corporate Communications World Food Programme Silke Buhr Elvira Luykx mob. +39 3452274900 tel. +31 (0) 45 5782035 e-mailsilke.buhr(at)wfp.org mob. +31 6 51548520 e-mailmedia.relations(at)dsm.com [HUG#1378077] Press release-pdf: http://hugin.info/130663/R/1378077/338801.pdf

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