![]() In terms of health and nutrition, school feeding contributes to the continuum of development by building on investments made earlier in the life course, including maternal and infant health interventions and early child development interventions (see chapter 7 in this volume, Alderman and others 2017). Its contribution to education objectives is well recognized and documented, while its role as a social safety net was underscored following the food and fuel crises of 20 ( Bundy and others 2009). School feeding may contribute to multiple objectives, including social safety nets, education, nutrition, health, and local agriculture. The total investment in the intervention is projected to be as much as US$75 billion annually ( WFP 2013), largely from government budgets. The interventions reach an estimated 368 million children and adolescents globally. ![]() ![]() Almost every country in the world has a national school feeding program to provide daily snacks or meals to school-attending children and adolescents. ![]()
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