Dr Silvia Pastorino, who leads the Research Consortium’s ‘Planet-Friendly School Meals’ research programme, joined colleagues from CGIAR and GAIN at the COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan for an event on 18 November discussing how school meals can be harnessed to promote both human and planetary health, drawing from the insights from the Research Consortium’s 2023 white paper, ‘School Meals and Food Systems’.
The event brought together key partners to explore pathways to home-grown school feeding approaches that link school meals provision to local farmers. The speakers covered topics such as procurement, menu design and school gardens, as well as addressing challenges.
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