Half a million children receive fresh vegetables, fruits and dairy products in school programs this year

Hundreds of thousands of children will receive fresh vegetables, fruits and dairy products through school milk, school fruit and school vegetables programs.

The government will spend a total of 7.81 billion HUF on these programs this school year – the Ministry of Agriculture announced on Saturday.

According to the announcement, the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme includes 536,000 students , while the School Milk Program includes 435,000 students in 2678 schools. (MTI)