African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 978

Full Length Research Paper

Implementation of the school feeding and nutrition programmes in Uganda and the contribution of school meals to recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) of children: Challenges and opportunities

Robert Fungo
  • Robert Fungo
  • 1School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bio-Engineering, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda. 2International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), P. O. Box 6247, Kampala, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 16 March 2022
  •  Accepted: 08 March 2023
  •  Published: 31 May 2023

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