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Home-grown school feeding

E-learning fact sheet

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This fact sheet describes the course that can help governments achieve their goals and foster a community of practice in Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF). Governments and development actors are increasingly recognizing the importance and value that school meals constitute globally. The benefits of HGSF go beyond education and nutrition to tackle livelihoods of smallholder famers and local communities. They also strengthen the nexus between nutrition, agriculture and social protection.

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