Jin, FangZhixin, DuHang, ZhaoJingqiu, Xu2020-02-142020-02-142020-01-12http://hdl.handle.net/10625/58487The research analyzes how the school food system in China under the National Nutrition Improvement Plan affects local food security and the economic situation, nutrition, health, and education outcomes of girls and boys. Some findings to date include: the school food system has effectively helped rural students in poverty-stricken areas; school feeding has met basic nutritional needs of most students, and; students’ physical health has improved. The project also looks at how school meals are related to poverty reduction, and how poor families’ burdens have been relieved because of the school meals programme.application/pdfenSCHOOL MEALSCHILD NUTRITIONFOOD SECURITYNUTRITIONRURAL POVERTYNATIONAL LEVELCHINAFAR EAST ASIAFinal Technical Report