EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE NATIONAL HOME-GROWN SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME OF THE MUHAMMADU BUHARI ADMINISTRATION, 2016-2021
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School, feeding, policy, implementationAbstract
The home-grown school feeding programme was born out of the desire to reduce the malnutrition index recorded in Nigeria and at the same time help increase the rate of students’ enrollment in school. This study is set against this background and is guided by two research questions and two objectives which includes to identify the challenges militating against the successful implementation of the national home-grown school feeding programe in Nigeria and to proffer strategies which can improve the national home-grown school feeding programme and other policy initiatives in Nigeria. The study adopted systems theory as it's framework of analysis and made use of secondary and primary data drawn mainly from journals, textbooks and other online materials. Survey research design and purposive sampling technique were adopted respectively in the study. The study administered 300 copies of research questionnaires to the three sampled Community Primary Schools across Nigeria out of which, 286 copies of questionnaires were retrieved and used for the analysis. Data were presented in tabular format and analyzed using simple percentage method. Study findings, amongst others proves that poor programme coverage, inadequate funding and high cost of food items are challenges facing the programme. Consequently, the study recommends, amongst others, that proper planning/management of the food vendors, improved standard and quality of food and coordinated food supply for each state can help the programme succeed.
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