EFFECT OF SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME ON UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION (U.B.E) IN ZARIA AND MAKARFI LOCAL GOVERNMRNT AREAS, OF KADUNA STATE
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2021
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School Feeding Programme constitutes a critical intervention that has been introduced in many
developed and developing countries in the World to address the issue of poverty, stimulate
enrollment of pupils and enhance pupil performance. The study assessed the effect of School
Feeding Programme on educational development in Zaria and MakarfiLocal Government Areas.
This is done with a view to determine its effect on Enrollment, Retention and Academic
performance of the pupils. The study adopted the survey research design and obtained its datafrom
primary and secondary sources. The primary data was obtained through a structured questionnaire
administered to Zaria and MakarfiLocal Government Areas of Kaduna State. The Questionnaire
was complemented by an in-depth interview ofselected officers involved in the supervision and
monitoring of the School Feeding Programme. The retrieved data were analyzed using descriptive
statistics. The result shows thatpupils were fed daily through the School Feeding Programme which
has resulted in the increase of pupils‟ enrollment, retention as well as enhanced their academic
performance in class activity which is due to the effect of the programme. The major finding of the
study shows that there is significant relationship between School Feeding Programme and
enrollment, retention and academic performance of primary school pupils in Zaria and Makarfi
Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The major constraint found wasthat the food supplied
sometimes is not sufficient due to increase in population and some workers do take home part of
the food for personal consumption. It was therefore, recommended among others that disciplinary
action should be taken on workers who take food home and Government should endeavor to sustain
School Feeding Programmein order to encourage pupils to enroll and remain in school as well as
concentrate on their learning.The study therefore concludes that School Feeding Programmein
Zaria and Makarfi Local Government Areas has positively affected the level of education and also
contributed to a significant reduction in school drop-out rate considering the important role School
Feeding Programme is playing in relation to enrollment, attendance and academic performance.