CHAPTER 8
Key Findings and Research Agenda
The previous chapters examine the evidence base for school feeding programs with the overall objective of better understanding how to develop and implement effective school feeding programs in two contexts: (1) a productive safety net, as part of the response to the social shocks of the current global crises; and (2) a fiscally sustainable investment in human capital, as part of long-term global efforts to achieve Education for All and provide social protection to the poor.
Key Findings of the Analyses Here we summarize the key findings of the main analyses.
The Current Global Coverage of School Feeding Programs • Every country (for which we have data) is in some way and at some scale seeking to provide food to its schoolchildren. • Comprehensive school feeding is near universal in those high- and middle-income countries that can afford the programs and for which we have data. • Countries with the greatest need are those where the school feeding programs are currently least adequate. 91