Randomized trial examines the transformation of school feeding programs in shaping global food security, indicating a shift towards strategic policy tools.
Key Points
This research aims to analyze the evolution and impact of School Feeding Programs (SFPs) as global policy instruments.
Bibliometric analysis using RStudio software was conducted on 1332 Scopus-indexed documents from 1936-2025.
The study tracked publication performance and intellectual evolution in SFP research over the decades.
Focus areas included the impact stream, operational stream, and socio-political stream of SFPs.
Average annual growth rate of SFP studies is 5.47%, with a significant peak noted post-2010.
The United States has emerged as the dominant channel in SFP research.
SFPs are now part of a multisectoral policy ecosystem, integrating local farmers through the Home Grown School Feeding model.