A recent study from Food Sense Wales has found that only 6 percent of all vegetables served in schools comes from local farmers and growers. The charity say that growing, producing and eating local produce is important and want to see the figure rise in the future.
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00:00Growing, using and eating local fruits and vegetables in schools is something stakeholders
00:07around Wales want to see happen across the board where possible, but a recent finding
00:11from a Welsh-based food charity has found that number is far lower than hoped.
00:18Food Sense Wales has found that only 6% of vegetables eaten in school meals across Wales
00:23actually come from within Wales, despite efforts from the charity and the Welsh Government
00:27to increase the figure with their Welsh Veg in Schools project.
00:33The charity say they want that number to increase to at least 10% and that before the project
00:37started it was virtually zero. They say they also want to increase Welsh produce in other
00:42public settings alongside schools.
00:47A number of smaller local producers as well as larger Welsh producers are involved in
00:51the project which has funding until March 2025 with consideration for funding for the
00:56following year on the cards.