Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF) has the potential to transform food systems, strengthen rural economies, and improve child nutrition. This webinar examines emerging evidence on the impacts of HGSF approaches, from local sourcing strategies to multisectoral coordination, with a focus on research from Gambia’s HGSF program and government insights and perspectives from Cambodia’s HGSF model. Speakers will also share insights on where gaps remain, and how targeted research can help optimize models that nourish children and uplift communities.

Welcome & Overview: Presentation of HGSF indicator framework from the 2024 Global Survey of School Meals 

• Heidi Kessler, Deputy Director, Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF)

Presentation of “Fostering human capital through school feeding and teacher incentives”

• Benedetta Lerva, Economist, Development Impact (DIME), World Bank

Presentation of Cambodia’s school food HGSF program, highlighting evolving experience, challenges and best practices

• Hun Sovannara, Vice Chief of Office at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Government of Cambodia

Q&A Moderator

• Samuel Scott, Research Fellow, IFPRI

Closing remarks

• Heidi Kessler, Deputy Director, Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF)