Two initiatives of the Brazil-FAO Cooperation stand out as inspiring experiences
Sustainable Schools and Lazos are part of the FAO publication on successful stories and good practices in the region that favors the transformation of agri-food systems. Paulo Beraldo Brasilia, February 14, 2023. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched a publication that brings together 18 inspiring experiences that participated in the […]
FAO and Brazil-FAO Cooperation team pay courtesy visit to FNDE
Rafael Zavala and Najla Veloso held meeting with the new president of the National Fund for Educational Development, Fernanda Pacobahyba. Paulo Beraldo Brasilia, February 14, 2023. The FAO Representative in Brazil, Rafael Zavala, and the Regional Coordinator of School Feeding of the Brazil-FAO International Cooperation, Najla Veloso, paid a courtesy visit to the new president of […]
Brazil-FAO Cooperation plans actions in favor of the consolidation of SFPs
Project Consolidation of School Feeding Programmes in LAC organized meeting with 6 countries of the region Paulo Beraldo Brasília, February 10, 2023 – The project Consolidation of School Feeding Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean held on Tuesday, February 7, the first meeting with Latin American countries to discuss the support of the Brazil-FAO […]
Brazil-FAO Cooperation brings together 12 countries to plan training actions in food and nutrition education
Project Consolidation of School Feeding Programmes in LAC promoted a meeting on actions for teachers in FNE Brasília, February 6, 2023 – The project Consolidation of School Feeding Programmes in LAC brought together professionals from 12 countries on Friday, 3rd, to discuss and plan actions on food and nutrition education (FNE). The trilateral south-south cooperation […]
‘The partnership between school feeding programmes and rural technical assistance has a transformative potential’
Through rural technical assistance, Brazil has become an international reference for the promotion of public procurement of family farming and access to other public policies Paulo Beraldo A partnership with the potential to transform the lives of smallholder producers and feed millions of students. That is the definition of the union between rural technical assistance […]
‘RAES is essential as a platform for regional exchange and mutual support for school feeding’
Jorge Meza, FAO Representative in Argentina and Uruguay, comments that knowing the experiences of other countries helps to solve problems at the local level and incorporate innovations Paulo Beraldo Jorge Meza, Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Argentina and Uruguay, considers that the Sustainable School Feeding Network (RAES, […]
Overview of Food and Nutritional Security in Latin America highlights the Sustainable School Feeding Network as an example for the region
The RAES Network, created by the Brazilian Government in 2018, is a cooperation tool that seeks to deepen the dialogue on school feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean Brasília, January 24, 2023 – The Sustainable School Feeding Network (RAES) was highlighted in the Regional Overview of Food and Nutritional Security in Latin America report, […]
Virtual session discusses public procurement and school gardens with Caribbean countries
Around 60 professionals from Caribbean countries and institutions took part in the 2nd session of a series of trainings on resilient and sustainable school feeding programmes Brasília, December 16, 2022 – More than 60 professionals from eight Caribbean countries participated in the second part of a series of sessions focused on resilient and sustainable school […]
Event presents school feeding governance experiences from El Salvador, Brazil, Guatemala and Paraguay
Hybrid dialogue included Ministers of El Salvador and representatives of the governments of three LAC countries December 13, 2022. The main actors involved in the school feeding policy of the government of El Salvador met to discuss the governance of these programmes in Latin American countries. In addition to the Ministers of Education and Agriculture […]
‘FAO can be a key player in supporting the implementation of school feeding policies’
For Mr. Ricardo Rapallo, FAO Representative in Guatemala, school feeding programmes should be included in any food and nutrition security strategy. And FAO can be a partner on that. Paulo Beraldo The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) can be a key player in supporting any government to develop a school feeding […]