New benchmarks for costs and cost-efficiency of school-based feeding programs in food-insecure areas

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 324-332

  Gelli, Aulo ^a   Cavallero, Andrea ^c   Minervini, Licia ^c   Mirabile, Mariana ^b   Molinas, Luca ^b   De La Mothe, Marc Regnault ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b World Food Programme   (Italy)

^c BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Evaluation; Food aid; School feeding

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FOOD AID; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH POLICY; NUTRITION; PLANNING PROCESS; STATE ROLE; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 84855420942     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651103200403     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Bundy DAP, Burbano C, Grosh M, Gelli A, Jukes M, Drake L. Rethinking school feeding: social safety nets, child development and the education sector. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2009.
2. Gelli A, Al-Shaiba N, Espejo F. The costs and costefficiency of providing food through schools in areas of high food insecurity. Food Nutr Bull 2009;30: 68-76(9).
3. Galloway R, Kristjansson E, Gelli A, Meir U, Espejo F, Bundy D. School feeding: costs and outcomes. Food Nutr Bull 2009;30: 171-182(12).
4. Horton S. Unit costs, cost-effectiveness and financing of nutrition interventions. Policy Research Working Paper No. 952. Washington, DC: World Bank, 1992.
5. Gelli A, Izushi K, Islam Z, Matthew M, Espejo F. The costs and outcomes of fortified biscuit interventions on primary school-age children. Rome: World Food Programme, 2006.
6. Ahmed T, Amir R, Espejo F, Gelli A, Meir U. Food for education improves girls' education: The Pakistan Girls' Education Programme. Rome: World Food Programme, 2007.