The European Union (EU) will allocate 150 million euros (159.64 million U.S. dollars) to distribute fruit and vegetables in schools, a statement said Wednesday.
This scheme, proposed by the European Commission, aims to reach 12 million children aged between six to 10 across the 25 participating EU Member States, with Sweden, Finland and United Kingdom opting out.
It was established in 2009 to reverse the trend of declining fruit and vegetable consumption and specifically targeted children.
The initiative supports efforts to establish healthier eating habits amongst school children and combat child obesity, the statement said.
GMT 18:35 2017 Thursday ,07 December
Global warming outpacing current forecasts: studyGMT 19:39 2017 Saturday ,02 December
Turkey court orders conditional release of hunger-strike academicGMT 18:29 2017 Sunday ,05 November
40% of Saudi Arabia’s international schools forecast to go bust by 2019GMT 15:26 2017 Wednesday ,01 November
Baby bats learn language from peersGMT 19:06 2017 Monday ,30 October
Teacher in Saudi school accused of breaking student’s noseGMT 12:24 2017 Friday ,20 October
In Syria, student dreams shattered by warGMT 19:35 2017 Tuesday ,03 October
Three Indian students crushed by train while taking selfiesGMT 20:03 2017 Sunday ,17 September
Over 6m students head to schools as classes kick off in KingdomMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor