There is limited experimental evidence on the effects of large-scale, government-led
interventions on human capital in resource-constrained settings. We report results from a …

We present experimental evidence on the impact of the use of double-fortified salt in school
meals on anemia, cognition, and the learning outcomes of primary school children in rural …

Abstract The China Student Nutrition Improvement Plan (SNIP) covers 40.6 million students
in the compulsory education stage, accounting for 42% of all students enrolled in rural …

Despite growing policy commitment and decades of extensive research, nutritional
deficiencies remain a key challenge for health systems worldwide. In addition to causing …

Can governments leverage existing service-delivery platforms to scale early childhood
development (ECD) interventions? We experimentally study a large-scale, low-cost home …

We use the county-by-county rollout of the program and employ the difference-in-difference
(DID) methodology to identify the effects of the implementation of the nutrition improvement …

Highlights•Descriptive analysis of India's school-based Iron and Folic Acid program.•We use
within-block variation to estimate the causal effect of the policy.•The IFA program had no …

The Government of India initiated the second-largest food security programme, named the
mid-day meal (MDM) Scheme to tackle nutrition-related issues, especially for children in …

There is very limited experimental evidence of the impact of large-scale, government-led
school meals programs on child educational achievements in Sub-Saharan Africa. We …

The chapter evaluates India's progress in providing quality education to her children.
Progress in education related indicators is assessed in relation to SDG-4 targets. Indicators …