Delivery of 'School Meal Agricultural Produce Packages' to 4.99 Million Students Nationwide

Completed delivery to 1.47 million people nationwide
Vegetables and fruits provided in voucher form

The appearance of the school meal agricultural product packages delivered by Gunwi-gun, Gyeongbuk (Provided by the Ministry of Education)

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] Approximately 4.99 million students nationwide will receive packages containing agricultural products for school meals.

The Ministry of Education announced on the 9th that it has proactively eased regulations to allow the use of remaining school meal budget funds based on school meal laws, and jointly prepared implementation guidelines with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, which were distributed to all metropolitan and provincial offices of education and local governments.

This project, which supplies agricultural products and other food ingredients for school meals to students, is a measure taken in response to increased burdens on parents, farmers, and meal service providers due to the suspension of school meals. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has formed a field support team to assist with regional difficulties and is promoting quality and satellite inspections of supplied agricultural products.

Packages consisting of various agricultural products such as vegetables and fruits, or rice, are provided, or vouchers that can be used to purchase these items are issued. Some regions plan to provide the remaining meal budget in the form of educational disaster relief funds.

Currently, 1.47 million (29.4%) of the target recipients have received the packages.

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