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School farming for school feeding: experiences from Nakuru, Kenya

Dick Foeken, Samuel Owuor, Alice Mwangi

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This paper examined school farming in Nakuru town, Kenya, focusing on current practice, its contribution to school feeding programs, and the challenges it faces. Based on a survey conducted in almost all primary and secondary schools in Nakuru, it shows that school farming and school feeding are common practices in the town. In many cases, school farming contributes to school feeding programs.