Are school feeding programs in low-income settings sustainable? Insights on the costs of school feeding compared with investments in primary education

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 310-317

  Gelli, Aulo ^a   Daryanani, Roshan ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costs; Evaluation; School food; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; DATA ACQUISITION; DATABASE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EDUCATION POLICY; EXPENDITURE; FOOD POLICY; FOOD SUPPLY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INVESTMENT; LOW INCOME POPULATION; PRIMARY EDUCATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84889854961     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651303400303     Document Type: Article

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