The power of school feeding programmes to improve nutrition

India has the world’s highest number of undernourished children and the largest school-feeding programme – the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme – but limited evidence is available on the intergenerational impact of the programme. Based on data from the National Family Health Survey and National Sample Surv...

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Autores principales: Alderman, Harold, Chakrabarti, Suman, Gilligan, Daniel O., Menon, Purnima, Scott, Samuel P.
Formato: Opinion Piece
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Growth Centre 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142633
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author Alderman, Harold
Chakrabarti, Suman
Gilligan, Daniel O.
Menon, Purnima
Scott, Samuel P.
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description India has the world’s highest number of undernourished children and the largest school-feeding programme – the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme – but limited evidence is available on the intergenerational impact of the programme. Based on data from the National Family Health Survey and National Sample Survey, this article shows if a mother was a beneficiary of MDM during schooling, there is a 20-30% reduction in height deficits of her children.
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spelling CGSpace1426332025-12-09T21:37:14Z The power of school feeding programmes to improve nutrition Alderman, Harold Chakrabarti, Suman Gilligan, Daniel O. Menon, Purnima Scott, Samuel P. child nutrition school feeding social protection schoolchildren nutrition children schools meal patterns India has the world’s highest number of undernourished children and the largest school-feeding programme – the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme – but limited evidence is available on the intergenerational impact of the programme. Based on data from the National Family Health Survey and National Sample Survey, this article shows if a mother was a beneficiary of MDM during schooling, there is a 20-30% reduction in height deficits of her children. 2021-08-04 2024-05-22T12:10:47Z 2024-05-22T12:10:47Z Opinion Piece https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142633 en Open Access International Growth Centre Indian Statistical Institute Alderman, Harold; Chakrabarti, Suman; Gilligan, Daniel; Menon, Purnima; and Scott, Samuel. 2021. The power of school feeding programmes to improve nutrition. Ideas for India. First available online on August 04, 2021. https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/human-development/the-power-of-school-feeding-programmes-to-improve-nutrition.html
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Chakrabarti, Suman
Gilligan, Daniel O.
Menon, Purnima
Scott, Samuel P.
The power of school feeding programmes to improve nutrition
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school feeding
social protection
schoolchildren
nutrition
children
schools
meal patterns
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