School nutrition scheme under the spotlight at Benoni conference

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School nutrition scheme under the spotlight at Benoni conference
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The Healthy Living Alliance convened a two-day conference in Benoni on October 9 and 10, highlighting the need for collaborative efforts to ensure the sustainable continuation of the National School Nutrition Programme .

A 2022/2023 report indicated the government spent just over R8.4b that financial year on its nationwide school feeding scheme. “The NSNP was established in 1994 to fight malnutrition and reduce hunger, thereby improving school attendance,” he said. Professor Scott Drimmie of the Stellenbosch University’s division of human hutrition: department of global health and medicine sciences said even though the programme had moved learners out of poverty, there were some missed opportunities in ensuring the eradication of hunger and poverty through innovative and cost-effective procurement programmes and sustainable agricultural practices.

“We also need to turn our attention to what tuck shops and nearby vendors sell and the food safety policies relating to these outlets.

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