Home Grown School Feeding Program; Productive Innovations in Jamaica for Achieving the SDG/Agenda 2030 - TCP/JAM/3702
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In Jamaica, malnutrition is an ongoing serious health problem, 200 000 people 2016 2018 are undernourished, stunting is present in 6 percent of children under five years of age 2012 while around 30 percent of children aged between 5 19 years are overweight 2016 Political commitment, in the form of investments and public policies, has proved to be one of the key elements in reducing food insecurity indicators in the country over the last two decades In this regard, one of the most successful policies in terms of improving nutrition status of children and youth has been the School Feeding Programmes ( However, the Government of Jamaica recognized the need to introduce new elements in its SFP, to enable local family farmers to benefit from the income opportunities created, among other things.