| Sumario: | With rapid urbanization, schools remain an untapped frontier for building a resilient urban food system. In 2024, a survey conducted by Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF) found that approximately 400 million children globally depend on school feeding programs addressing hunger and child malnutrition in around 148 countries. Currently, school feeding programs have grown significantly in Kenya, and according to Food for Education, 450,000 children currently depend directly on school feeding program meals daily.
The home-grown school feeding (HGSF) model plays a huge role in ensuring that feeding programs are sustainable in the long run. Under the CGIAR Food Frontiers and Security Program (FFSP), IITA is working with a number of schools in Nairobi to incorporate the HGSF model towards transforming school spaces into thriving hubs. By incorporating climate-smart technologies for safe and nutritious vegetable production school meals can be easily complement using home-grown produce.
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