School meals

The government of Japan contributes $5 million (P250 million) to support the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) Farm-to-School Meals project in the Philippines. The project links local smallholder farmers with primary schools to provide young learners in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) with nutritious meals. About 35,000 people will benefit, including 5,000 farming and fishing households, and 10,000 schoolchildren.