scholarly journals Hungry birds do not sing: Coronavirus and the school feeding program

2020 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 105169
Author(s):  
Khadijat B. Amolegbe
Keyword(s):  
School Feeding ◽  
Feeding Program ◽  
School Feeding Program

scholarly journals Intergenerational nutrition benefits of India’s national school feeding program

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suman Chakrabarti ◽  
Samuel P. Scott ◽  
Harold Alderman ◽  
Purnima Menon ◽  
Daniel O. Gilligan
Keyword(s):  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Feeding Programs ◽  
School Feeding ◽  
Feeding Program ◽  
Socioeconomic Strata ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Carry Over ◽  
School Feeding Program ◽  
Global Agenda ◽  
Target Children

AbstractIndia has the world’s highest number of undernourished children and the largest school feeding program, the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme. As school feeding programs target children outside the highest-return “first 1000-days” window, they have not been included in the global agenda to address stunting. School meals benefit education and nutrition in participants, but no studies have examined whether benefits carry over to their children. Using nationally representative data on mothers and their children spanning 1993 to 2016, we assess whether MDM supports intergenerational improvements in child linear growth. Here we report that height-for-age z-score (HAZ) among children born to mothers with full MDM exposure was greater (+0.40 SD) than that in children born to non-exposed mothers. Associations were stronger in low socioeconomic strata and likely work through women’s education, fertility, and health service utilization. MDM was associated with 13–32% of the HAZ improvement in India from 2006 to 2016.

scholarly journals Analysis of the national school feeding program in the municipality of Viçosa, state of Minas Gerais

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naruna Pereira Rocha ◽  
Mariana De Santis Filgueiras ◽  
Fernanda Martins de Albuquerque ◽  
Luana Cupertino Milagres ◽  
Ana Paula Pereira Castro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Nutritional Security ◽  
School Feeding ◽  
National School ◽  
Feeding Program ◽  
Food And Nutritional Security ◽  
School Feeding Program

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the implementation of the Brazilian National School Feeding Program as a food and nutritional security policy in public schools. METHODS: This a cross-sectional study, with a quantitative and qualitative approach, carried out with 268 schoolchildren aged eight to nine years from the public school system of Viçosa, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 2015. Interviews were carried out using semi-structured questionnaires with the children, parents, cooks, nutritionists, trainer of the Technical Assistance and Rural Extension Company, and president of the School Feeding Council. In order to analyze the implementation of the National School Feeding Program in Viçosa, we evaluated the direct weighing of the food served in the schools using mechanical balances with a capacity of up to 10 kg and the perception of the social players involved in the implementation of the National School Feeding Program. The children were questioned about the acceptance of and adherence to the food offered, in addition to the habit of bringing food from home. Parents reported knowledge about the School Feeding Program and Council. The qualitative analysis consisted of content analysis and quantitative analysis using the chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test, and Mann-Whitney test. We adopted the statistical significance of 5% for quantitative analysis. RESULTS: Children reported low adherence to the school feeding program and most of them used to bring food from home. Irregularities were identified in the implementation of the National School Feeding Program, such as: inadequate number of nutritionists, suspension of Council meetings, inadequate infrastructure in the areas of preparation and distribution of meals, lack of training of cooks, lack of nutritional adequacy of the food offered, and lack of actions on food and nutritional education. The Program complied with the recommendations for purchasing food from family farms. CONCLUSIONS: The National School Feeding Program presented many irregularities in Viçosa. It is important to monitor the problems identified for better reformulation and planning of the Program, in order to guarantee the food and nutritional security of the children served.

scholarly journals O associativismo no município de Riacho de Santana - BA: desafios e perspectivas para o crescimento

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Antonio Domingos Moreira ◽  
Arlete Ramos dos Santos ◽  
Emerson Antônio Rocha Melo de Lucena
Keyword(s):  
Social Groups ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Family Farming ◽  
Public Programs ◽  
School Feeding ◽  
National School ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Feeding Program ◽  
School Feeding Program

This article presents an outline research that had as its main objective to discuss the collective organization of family production on associations in the municipality of Riacho de Santana - BA. To this end, we seek to highlight public programs and policies, such as the Food Acquisition Program (PAA) and the National School Feeding Program (PNAE), aimed at self-management of family farming within associations. The data were collected through questionnaires of open questions with presidents/representatives of the associations, whose analysis was based on the assumptions of Historical Dialectic Materialism - MHD. Upon analyzing the collected material, we concluded that the Riacho de Santana - BA associations were created to contribute to the permanence of workers in the field, the struggle for land and access to different public policies, and that these associations have been struggling to overcome the existing fragmentation in the social groups that make up family production in the researched context.

Impact of National Egyptian school feeding program on growth, development, and school achievement of school children

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-400
Author(s):  
A. M. Metwally ◽  
Marwa M. El-Sonbaty ◽  
L. A. El Etreby ◽  
E. M. Salah El-Din ◽  
N. Abdel Hamid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
School Feeding ◽  
Feeding Program ◽  
Growth Development ◽  
School Feeding Program

scholarly journals The partnership between the Brazilian School Feeding Program and family farming: a way for reducing ultra-processed foods in school meals

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 230-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Rosane Paz Arruda Teo
Keyword(s):  
Total Energy ◽  
Food Group ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Family Farming ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Feeding ◽  
Feeding Program ◽  
School Feeding Program

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the profile of food acquisition in the National School Feeding Program according to the extent and purpose of food processing in three municipalities of southern Brazil during the implementation period of Law 11.947/2009.DesignDescriptive cross-sectional study. Data for 2008–2010 involved quantities, prices and types of suppliers for food items purchased. In total, 1529 purchases were analysed. The items were classified into the following groups: G1 (unprocessed/minimally processed), G2 (culinary ingredients), G3 (processed), G4 (ultra-processed). Quantities of purchased foods were converted into energy and average prices ($US/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) were calculated. The proportion of each food group in total purchases was expressed as both a percentage of total energy and a percentage of total expenditure. Data analysis was carried out in Stata version 12.1.SettingThree municipalities in southern Brazil.ResultsRelative contribution to total energy purchased was high for G1 (49·8 %; G2, 23·8 %; G3, 4·5 %; G4, 21·8 %). Among acquisitions from family farming, G1 represented 51·3 % of the total energy purchased; G2, 9·9 %; G3, 19·7 %; G4, 19·0 %. Total cost was as follows: G1, 61·6 %; G2, 3·9 %; G3, 18·5 %; G4, 16·0 %. Prices for food products from family farms were consistently higher. Average price from family farms was 1·3; from conventional suppliers, 0·9.ConclusionsThe implementation of Law 11.947/2009 produced a positive effect on the regional profile of food purchases for the School Feeding Program. However, there is still considerable potential to promote health by strengthening relationships between family farming and school feeding.

INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM ON THE RETENTION OF LEARNERS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KENYA; A CASE OF MOMBASA COUNTY

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Asha Bekidusa ◽  
Dr. JohnBosco Kisimbii
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Educational Outcome ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
School Feeding ◽  
Feeding Program ◽  
Sampling Procedures ◽  
School Feeding Program ◽  
Descriptive Survey

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to establish the influence of school feeding program on the retention of learners in public primary schools.Methodology: This study was conducted through a descriptive survey research design. A descriptive survey is a present oriented methodology used to investigate populations by selecting samples to analyze and discover occurrences. The survey focused on 60 out of the 188 head teachers and teachers who are beneficiaries of school milk program in all the six sub counties in Mombasa i.e. Mvita, Kisauni, Likoni, Nyali, Jomvu and Changamwe.This gives 31.9 % of the total number of participants in this project. To obtain the study sample for descriptive studies 10% of the accessible population is enough. Simple random and purposive sampling procedures were used in this research.Results: School feeding program influences retention of learners in public primary schools with a reliability value of 0.8 which is considered minimal acceptable thus rejecting null hypothesis therefore meaning that school feeding program has a significant effect on retention of learners in pubic primary schools.Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: School feeding programmes are often designed to enhance academic performance and cognitive development. Improved nutritional status of school-age children leads to better attention and cognition, and thus, better educational outcome. School feeding can improve attentiveness in class by reducing short-term hunger many children come to school on an empty stomach, yet they remain surrounded by the distracting and disturbing facets of the crisis. The study recommends that the ministry of education should review the School feeding Programme and extend it upper primary classes. They should prioritize supply of food to ensure continuous provision and adequate supply of food for pupils. 

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