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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| author | Alderman, Harold Chakrabarti, Suman Gilligan, Daniel O. Menon, Purnima Scott, Samuel P. |
| author_browse | 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 |
| spellingShingle | child nutrition school feeding social protection schoolchildren nutrition children schools meal patterns Alderman, Harold Chakrabarti, Suman Gilligan, Daniel O. Menon, Purnima Scott, Samuel P. The power of school feeding programmes to improve nutrition |
| title | The power of school feeding programmes to improve nutrition |
| title_full | The power of school feeding programmes to improve nutrition |
| title_fullStr | The power of school feeding programmes to improve nutrition |
| title_full_unstemmed | The power of school feeding programmes to improve nutrition |
| title_short | The power of school feeding programmes to improve nutrition |
| title_sort | power of school feeding programmes to improve nutrition |
| topic | child nutrition school feeding social protection schoolchildren nutrition children schools meal patterns |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142633 |
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