Journey of the National Mid-day Meals Programme in Nepal
This case study traces Nepals Mid Day Meals Programme from its 1967 start to a nationwide service.
This case study traces Nepals Mid Day Meals Programme from its 1967 start to a nationwide service.
The Pacific School Food Talanoa was held in Nadi, Fiji from 2–4 June 2026 and brought together more than 100 participants from 16 countries (Annex 1), including representatives from governments, schools, communities, civil society organisations, academia, development partners and the private sect
The double burden of malnutrition (DBM) – the coexistence of undernutrition and overweight/obesity – poses a critical global health challenge, particularly for children and adolescents.
School meal programs—in which students receive meals, snacks, or take-home rations—reach over 400 million children throughout the world.
This framework outlines a comprehensive appraoch to address various health issues affecting school-aged children and adolescents.
“Characteristics, experiences and outcomes of children registered – and not registered, when entitled – for free school meals” is an output of a wider project funded by the Nuffield Foundation: “What has FSM measured and what are the implications?” It is published alongside the project’s main pub
The construction of a Regional Agenda for Sustainable School Feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) represents the consolidation of eorts initiated in 2009 within the framework of international cooperation between the Government of Brazil, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U
Creating healthy food environments is central to improving adolescent nutrition; a life-stage characterised by rapid growth, body composition changes and heightened nutrient requirements.
Preparing meals from raw ingredients has been linked to healthier diets, while developing cooking skills in childhood may foster lifelong healthy eating habits.
This project explored the free school meals (FSM) measure in the National Pupil Database, and its use in research, policymaking, and practice.