Año Internacional de las Frutas y Verduras 2021 – Socialización de Resultados de Actividades en America Latina y el Caribe
Mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on food and nutrition of schoolchildren
While cases of COVID-19 appear to be fewer among children (and symptoms generally milder), national responses to the pandemic can have important consequences for child nutrition and educational outcomes. Nearly 1.5 billion children – more than half of the world’s student population – are being kept away from school due to pandemic response measures. Nationwide […]
Legal Guide on school food and nutrition
A solid international consensus has emerged on the importance of nutrition for children’s development and well-being. At the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), the Member States of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) committed to developing policies, programmes and initiatives to ensure healthy diets […]
Including gastronomy in the School Feeding Programme – A necessary change to guarantee children’s right to healthy, tasty and waste-free food
Each year, the Guatemalan State invests about 1 869.2 million Quetzals (USD 245 million) in the national School Feeding Programme (PAE, by its acronym in Spanish), which feeds 2.4 million children. This research estimates that, by including gastronomy in the PAE, it is possible to prevent in a school year (180 days), the waste of […]
Empowering Young Agri-Entrepreneurs to Invest in Agriculture and Food Systems
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 – (English)
Panorama de la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en América Latina y el Caribe – 2019
El estado mundial de la agricultura y la alimentación 2019 – Progresos en la lucha contra la pérdida yel desperdicio de alimentos
Fragmento: La necesidad de reducir la pérdida y el desperdicio de alimentos está firmemente integrada en la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible. La reducción de la pérdida y el desperdicio de alimentos se considera importante para mejorar la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición, fomentar la sostenibilidad ambiental y reducir los costos de producción. Sin […]
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021
Año Internacional de las Frutas y Verduras- 2021
