School feeding in Brazil: discover the advances carried out in 2023

During the year 2023, the National Fund for Education Development (FNDE) made significant investments in the field of school feeding, marking the first year of the new government of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Below are the most noteworthy achievements regarding the nutrition of students in public schools in Brazil. Adjustment of PNAE: One of […]

Get to know the main publications of RAES

One of the principles of the Sustainable School Feeding Network’s (RAES) operation is the generation of knowledge and the exchange of experiences. Therefore, we have compiled here the main publications produced in the context of RAES in recent years. Link: fao.org/3/cc7219fr/cc7219fr.pdf Link: fao.org/3/cc7219es/cc7219es.pdf Link: https://www.fao.org/3/cc6878es/cc6878es.pdf Enlace: https://www.fao.org/3/cc0679fr/cc0679fr.pdf Link: https://www.fao.org/3/cc0679pt/cc0679pt.pdf Link: https://www.fao.org/3/cc0679en/cc0679en.pdf Link: https://www.fao.org/3/cc0679es/cc0679es.pdf

Guide with step-by-step instructions for the implementation of Sustainable Schools is available in Spanish and French

This is another important contribution from the Brazil-FAO International Cooperation in school feeding for the countries of the LAC region. Paulo Beraldo and Palova Brito Brasilia, January 16, 2024 – To facilitate access for countries and professionals involved in school feeding policy to tools for implementing the Sustainable Schools methodology, the new project Regional School […]

Article: Brazil’s Co-Presidency in the Global School Meals Coalition

Fernanda Pacobahyba, President of the National Fund for Educational Development (FNDE) Since 1955, Brazil has had a robust public policy for the universal and free provision of school meals, currently called the National School Feeding Programme (PNAE). This policy is structured and operationalized by the FNDE (National Fund for Educational Development), an agency of the […]

FAO, Brazil, and 18 countries in the region celebrated the 14 years of international cooperation in school feeding and defined the steps for the new cycle

Event highlighted the lessons learned, solutions, innovations, and strategies adopted that have already benefited more than 80 million students in Latin America and the Caribbean. Paulo Beraldo and Palova Brito Brasília, Brazil, November 16, 2023 – To commemorate the 14 years of work of the Brazil-FAO International Cooperation in school feeding and announce the objectives […]

Brazilian Government and FAO sign a new cycle of international cooperation in school feeding, with the presence of the First Lady

For the period 2024-2027, the focus will be on strengthening and expanding the Sustainable School Feeding Network (RAES). Paulo Beraldo and Palova Brito Brasília, Brazil, November 16, 2023 – “This network is the space for dialogue among countries through collective construction and the sharing of challenges and best practices implemented in the region. We will […]

School feeding has changed the lives of smallholder farmers in Brasilia

Near the center of the capital of Brazil, producer Anaildo Porfírio participates in the National School Feeding Programme, a public policy that has improved the living conditions of several families working in agriculture and increased their income. Paulo Beraldo and Palova Brito Brasilia, Brazil, November 2, 2023 – Public purchases of family farming for the […]

RAES and the Brazil-FAO Cooperation in school feeding are shared on the South-South Galaxy platform

Brasilia, Brazil, November 2, 2023 – The Sustainable School Feeding Network (RAES) and the project Consolidation of School Feeding Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean, executed within the framework of Brazil-FAO Cooperation, were highlighted on the global South-South Galaxy platform, a knowledge-sharing space supported by the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC). RAES […]