‘Brazil has a strong commitment with school feeding programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean’, says FNDE president
In an interview with RAES, Fernanda Pacobahyba defends the exchange of knowledge among the countries to strengthen the school feeding policy in the region Paulo Beraldo Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, April 03, 2023 – Brazil has a strong commitment and responsibility with the development and strengthening of school feeding policy in Latin America and the […]
‘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, […]
‘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 […]
Food-based dietary guidelines serve as reference for the planning and development of food and nutrition policies
In conversation with the RAES platform, Solange Fernandes, nutritionist and coordinator of the National School Feeding Program (PNAE) of Brazil, comments on the importance of the food-based dietary guidelines as instruments to support the design of public policies Paulo Beraldo Food-based dietary guidelines can be tools for the planning and elaboration of public food and […]
“We don’t want to just deliver healthier food, but also that students learn what a healthy lifestyle is”
In an interview with the RAES platform, Juan Gabriel Casañas, Undersecretary of School Administration of the Ministry of Education of Ecuador, brings an overview of the SFP and its progress in recent years Paulo Beraldo The School Feeding Programme of Ecuador has been advancing every day since its creation in 2009. The universalization of attention […]
‘School feeding programmes create the taste and habits of the future generations’
Mr. Fransen Jean, food security officer for the FAO sub-regional office in the Caribbean, talks with the RAES platform about school feeding programmes in the region Paulo Beraldo School feeding programmes are great policy instruments that can shape the taste, eating and consumption habits of this generation and those ones to come, evaluates Fransen Jean, […]
“What children consume triggers and influences their learning process”
Teacher Emy Alfaro, from Belize, shares her remarks about implementing a healthy plan in her school Paulo Beraldo The teacher Emy Alfaro, from Benque Viejo, Cayo, in Belize, has no doubts when it comes to educating the children about what they eat every day. “It is essential to give visibility to eating habits, obesity, hunger, […]
Jorge Ulises González: ‘We are changing the paradigm of school feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean’
“The paradigm shift from programmes focused on food assistance to programmes that have a rights-based approach, especially the human right to adequate food, is the main advance in school feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean,” said Jorge Ulises Gonzalez, FAO regional consultant for healthy eating programmes, in an interview with the Sustainable School Feeding […]
“We want a society that eats for wellness, not for publicity”
Carolina Vanesa Cárcamo, a student from El Salvador, recalls her experience with food and nutrition education Paulo Beraldo The student Carolina Vanesa Carcamo, from Izalco, El Salvador, is clear about the role of food and nutritional education in her life and in the lives of her classmates. In an interview for the Sustainable School Food […]
