This document is the result of an extensive consultation process and it aims at guiding the work of FAO in supporting government and institutions to develop, transform and strengthen school-based or school-relevant policies, programmes and other initiatives for enhances child and adolescents nutrition and better local food systems.

The framework represents a direct response to the international call for improved nutrition and food systems transformation in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals, in the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) and the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016-2025).