School feeding is the world's most extensive safety net, with nearly one in two primary school children receiving a subsidized meal every school day. Over the last decade the coverage has doubled in Africa to 65.9 million school children, with the fastest rate of growth in Nigeria, up from 1.05 million in 2017 to 9.9 million in 2022.Nigeria has created the largest school meals program south of the Sahara by designing-in four key principles: transparency and accountability; equity; diet quality and sustainability; and growing the local economy. The programme has created 106,000 jobs, mainly...
School feeding is the world's most extensive safety net, with nearly one in two primary school children receiving a subsidized meal every school day. ...