Lunch is served
By Elissa Miolene, 7:30 p.m. ET
Brazil, Denmark, and Somalia could hardly be more different. But on Tuesday, ministers from those countries and several others committed to the same thing: investing in school meals by promoting regenerative agriculture — an approach that links child nutrition to sustainable food systems across the world.
“What’s really brilliant, really innovative, about this idea is that you’re creating one simple solution,” said Sara Farley, the vice president of the Rockefeller Foundation’s global food portfolio. “A regenerative school meal is a direct incentive to align ministries, and in one fell swoop, to get nutrition wins, human capacity, jobs for farmers, soil health, and movement on your nationally determined contributions.”