{"id":2838,"date":"2026-03-02T10:11:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/?p=2838"},"modified":"2026-03-02T10:21:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:21:42","slug":"government-to-introduce-milk-component-in-school-feeding-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/?p=2838","title":{"rendered":"GOVERNMENT TO INTRODUCE MILK COMPONENT IN SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2839\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2839\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2839 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FB_IMG_1772437832515-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FB_IMG_1772437832515-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FB_IMG_1772437832515-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FB_IMG_1772437832515-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FB_IMG_1772437832515.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Dr. Kelvin Mambwe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>GOVERNMENT TO INTRODUCE MILK COMPONENT IN SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME<\/p>\n<p>Government has announced plans to introduce a milk component in the school feeding programme this year, as part of efforts to enhance the nutritional value of meals provided to learners across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary for Technical Services, Kelvin Mambwe, says the initiative has been provided for in the 2026 national budget and will be implemented through partnerships with the private sector to supply milk to Early Childhood Education Centres.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued to ZANIS by\u00a0First Secretary for Press at the Zambian High Commission in\u00a0Botswana, Julia Malunga,\u00a0Dr Mambwe adds that the move is aimed at improving the health, concentration and overall learning outcomes of pupils benefiting from the programme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Government of Zambia has this year included in the national budget allocation a component for milk to enhance meal quality. With this funding, the private sector will be engaged to supply milk to Early Childhood Education centres.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has made it possible to enrich school menus with nutritious foods, improving the health and concentration of learners,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Mambwe was speaking during a side event on Public-Private Partnerships and innovative financing mechanisms to enhance investment in school meals held during the 11th Africa Day of School Feeding in Gaborone, Botswana, under the theme \u201cEnsuring access to nutritious meals, clean water and hygiene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; GOVERNMENT TO INTRODUCE MILK COMPONENT IN SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME Government has announced plans to introduce a milk component in the school feeding programme this year, as part of efforts to enhance the nutritional value of meals provided to learners across the country. Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary for Technical Services, Kelvin Mambwe, says the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2838"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2840,"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2838\/revisions\/2840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}