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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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Main Authors: Alderman, Harold, Chakrabarti, Suman, Gilligan, Daniel O., Menon, Purnima, Scott, Samuel P.
Format: Opinion Piece
Language:Inglés
Published: International Growth Centre 2021
Subjects:
child nutrition
school feeding
social protection
schoolchildren
nutrition
children
schools
meal patterns
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142633
Summary: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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