Improving the food consumption of Beninese households

By 2028, the government, with the support of its partners, is committed to increasing the proportion of Beninese households with acceptable food consumption to 70% by encouraging processing and consumption of diverse, nutritious and healthy food. This will involve developing and implementing communication plans to encourage consumption of diversified food products; raise awareness among urban and rural communities about the benefits of eating diverse foods; strengthen partnerships between local producers, school canteens and restaurants to integrate local products into daily menus; and implement nutrition education programmes in schools and communities. This commitment will be monitored by the food consumption score, which is regularly reported by the Global Analysis of Food Security and Nutrition Vulnerability (AGVSAN) surveys.