In Nepal it is estimated that people living in 45 out of 75 districts suffer from chronic food deficits.
Nutritional problems are still widespread.
About half of the children under five years of age suffer from moderate to severe malnutrition, and two-thirds of all the deaths of children under five are associated with malnutrition. In line with Government priorities, WFP directs food aid assistance to the rural poor, women, children as well as the disadvantaged and socially marginalised groups. WFP provides support to primary schools and rural community development projects. Reduce intestinal parasitic infection in school children. Specific beneficiaries include the landless and female-headed households, which have difficulty in securing sufficient food supplies throughout the year.