56 local governments no longer receive the support needed to sustain school feeding systems. This risks the breakdown of farmer-school linkages, meal provision for children, and local capacity to manage nutrition programs independently.

Date: 9/25

Region: South Asia

Country: Nepal

Topic: Food & Farming

Policy Lens: Global Health Security

Additional Context: Beginning in 2021, Mercy Corps partnered with the World Food Programme and others on the USDA-funded Food for Education and Child Nutrition Programme in Nepal. Mercy Corps helped build a cash-based school feeding model to enable schools to procure nutritious food directly from local producers. The program was terminated.

Source: Mercy Corps