Bhutan

School meals help keep children of poor families in school. (Copyright:WFP/Bhutan)

School Feeding in Bhutan

WFP supports the Royal Government of Bhutan in its policy of improving access to education by providing daily meals to school children particularly to those from poor and food insecure families in remote areas. This activity supports the nationwide trends of increased enrolment and attendance rates and reduced dropout rates. The provision for meals also improves the short term nutritional status of school going children and thus supports their concentration and cognitive capacities.
 

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Overview

Bhutan's economy is based on agriculture, forestry, tourism and the sale of hydroelectric power to IndiaAgrarian practices consist largely of subsistence farming and animal husbandry.
The country’s development philosophy stresses the achievement of equitable and sustainable development (Gross National Happiness) over economic growth. From the beginning, particular emphasis was placed on human development. However, close to one-third of the population suffers from food insecurity and it depends on imports for 34 percent of its cereal needs. 23.2% of the population live below the national poverty line of Nu.1, 096 (2008) (US$ 23.5) per person per month.

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Country at a glance 2012
Planned Beneficiaries38,209
Beneficiary needs (mt)3,280
Beneficiary needs ($US)2,687,644
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