Exploring smallholder farmers’ access and participation in the Home Grown School Feeding Programme in selected counties of Kenya

Exploring smallholder farmers’ access and participation in the Home Grown School Feeding Programme in selected counties of Kenya

IntroductionSmallholder farmers (SHFs) produce 80% of the total agricultural output in Kenya. The Home Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP) was designed to address short-term hunger among primary school children from food-insecure households, enhancing access to primary education while providing a...

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Main Authors:	Joyce Kamau, Collins Okoyo, Tabitha Kanyui, Charles Mwandawiro, Samrat Singh, Lesley Drake
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
Series:	Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:	Home Grown School Feeding Programme smallholder farmers farmer-based organizations markets access mobile phone platform
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1476888/full
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