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Geographical Aspect of School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme (SFVS) as an Example of Cross-Sectoral Collaboration between the Sectors of Education, Agriculture and Healthcare The school fruit and vegetable scheme (SFVS) is a complex European Union action since 2009 with the goal of reducing the number of overweight children by both training them to adopt healthier eating habits as well as support local producers. Once a week 86 % of all elementary school children in Slovenia receive a subsidized portion of fruit and vegetable. The research is based on case study at area of Temenica valley and Mirna valley, Slovenia where the scheme is based on short food supply chain, mainly supplied by local farmers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]