China

Member since
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34.57 Million
Total children receiving school meals
107.54 Million
Children enrolled in primary school
4.5 Billion
Total investment in school meals (USD)
Figures reflect the latest available data from the State of School Feeding Worldwide report, national reporting and global sources. Governments may update data more frequently, so values may differ from most recent national statistics. Reference year, source and further details are available in the School Meals Coalition Global Database.

National Commitments

Declaration signed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
• Advance the nationwide scheme on rural school meal improvement by funding school meal projects, improving administration and coordination at all national levels, and steadily scaling up the scheme.
• Encourage the sourcing of locally-produced food and boost local agro-product markets and farmers' employment through conducting centralized procurement and signing supply contracts with farmers.
• Engage multiple stakeholders in the nutrition enhancement program and enhance its visibility. The government will engage and coordinate efforts of community-level organizations such as urban and rural residents' committees, and enterprises, foundations and charities to improve nutrition of school meals.
• Advocate food-saving behavior and healthy diets through school meals projects.
• Strengthen research on school meal nutrition and develop a guidance on meal preparation to improve school meal quality. We plan to join relevant international research networks to learn best practices of other countries and share China's experience.