Japan gov’t, World Food Programme team up to boost education, food security in the BARMM
PASAY CITY, 31 January 2024 – In a bid to boost food security and address malnutrition in the Bangsamoro, the Government of Japan and World Food Programme (WFP) officially launched the “Farm-to-School Meals in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)” project here on Tuesday, January 30.
The joint project worth USD 5 million will integrate 5,000 small-hold farmers to home-grown school feeding projects to enhance the nutrition status of 10,000 school children for the next two years. (more…)