Cooking demonstrations in Ghana: Empowering school cooks and communities to integrate orange-fleshed sweet potatoes into school meals programmes

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Women cooking orange-flesh sweet potato at a cooking demonstration workshop in Ghana.

As part of the Food Systems Transformation Through School Feeding initiative, a community-led cooking demonstration was conducted in Ghana to support the integration of orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (OFSP) into school meals programmes. The activity demonstrated practical, scalable approaches for incorporating nutrient-rich, locally available foods into school meals while strengthening community ownership of school food systems.

The demonstration focused on empowering school cooks and women food actors through hands-on training in culturally appropriate recipes and safe food preparation practices. By bringing together cooks, farmers, and community members, the activity supported knowledge exchange and highlighted the role of school meals in improving child nutrition, strengthening local food systems, and promoting sustainable, locally sourced diets.

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