Home-Grown School Feeding: locally supplied, climate-resilient and energy-efficient green school canteens in Benin

The proposed project aims to enhance the climate resilience of Benin's school feeding system by introducing energy-efficient cooking technologies in 2,500 canteens and supporting 4,000 smallholder farmers in adopting climate-resilient agricultural practices. With a total indicative cost of USD 50 million, the initiative seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from traditional biomass cooking and secure food supplies against climate threats like drought and flooding. The project includes capacity building for students, teachers, and parents to promote eco-responsible behaviors and the establishment of contract farming to link local producers with schools.

• The project intends to provide energy-efficient cooking solutions to 2,500 school canteens to reduce reliance on charcoal and firewood, which are identified as major contributors to deforestation and emissions.
• The initiative will support 4,000 smallholder farmers in implementing climate-resilient farming practices to mitigate vulnerabilities to drought, flooding, extreme heat, and desertification.
• The project expects to avoid 315,000 tCO2e over its 7-year lifespan, addressing current emissions in targeted school canteens estimated at 65,000 tCO2e per year.
• Benin's agriculture sector is highly vulnerable to climate change due to its reliance on rainfall, with mean annual precipitation decreasing by almost 100 mm since 1971.
• The project targets 650,000 direct beneficiaries and 3,250,000 indirect beneficiaries, representing 5% of the population.
• To ensure a steady food supply, the project will establish contract farming between schools and local producers and introduce post-harvest management technologies such as cold chain management and solar drying.
• The project includes a knowledge-building component to train students, teachers, and parents in climate-responsive behaviors and the creation of school gardens as educational tools.
• The total indicative project cost is USD 50 million, with USD 45 million requested as a grant from the Green Climate Fund and USD 5 million in co-financing from the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Islamic Bank of Development (IsDB).

APA

Green Climate Fund (2023). Home-Grown School Feeding: locally supplied, climate-resilient and energy-efficient green school canteens in Benin. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/30310-home-grown-school-feeding-locally-suppliedj-climate-resilient-and-energy-efficient-green.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Home-Grown School Feeding: locally supplied, climate-resilient and energy-efficient green school canteens in Benin. 2023. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/30310-home-grown-school-feeding-locally-suppliedj-climate-resilient-and-energy-efficient-green.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2023homegrown, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Home-Grown School Feeding: locally supplied, climate-resilient and energy-efficient green school canteens in Benin}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2023}, month = dec, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/30310-home-grown-school-feeding-locally-suppliedj-climate-resilient-and-energy-efficient-green.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }