Legal brief, 2019

Multi-component school feeding programs are widely recognized as key instruments to achieve children’s right to adequate food, education and health. They can contribute to preventing hunger and malnutrition, address micronutrient deficiencies and encourage healthy eating habits, depending on their aims.

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Right to adequate food in constitutions - Legal brief for parliamentarians in Africa No. 1

Framework laws on the right to adequate food - Legal brief for parliamentarians in Africa No. 2

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Enabling legal environment for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Legal brief for parliamentarians in Africa No. 5

Legislative approaches to improve nutrition - Legal brief for parliamentarians in Africa No. 6

Legal measures to eradicate rural poverty - Legal brief for parliamentarians in Africa No. 7