RAES Member Countries Hold First Meeting of 2025
Virtual meeting gathered 67 professionals from LAC countries. Paulo Beraldo Brasília, Brazil, February 27, 2025 – The Sustainable School Feeding Network (RAES) held its first meeting with focal points from its member countries and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on February 26, 2025. The virtual meeting brought together 67 professionals […]
Sustainable School Feeding Network Joins the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty
Under the executive secretariat of FAO, RAES is a Brazilian government initiative currently comprising 17 countries. Its participation in the Global Alliance aims to strengthen school feeding in the region. Paulo Beraldo and Palova Brito February 25, 2025, Santiago, Chile – The Sustainable School Feeding Network (RAES) has become a new member of the Global Alliance Against Hunger […]
RAES presents its experience during the National Meeting of PNAE Brazil
Initiative created by the Brazilian government, with the executive secretariat of FAO, was highlighted in a panel on international cooperation and school feeding. Paulo Beraldo and Palova Brito Brasília, Brazil, February 6, 2025 – During the National Meeting of the National School Feeding Programme (PNAE) of Brazil, organized by the National Fund for Educational Development […]
School combats waste and teaches sustainability to new generations with food and nutrition education initiatives
Around 125 children aged 3 to 5 are impacted by the experience carried out in the city of São Caetano do Sul, in southeastern Brazil Paulo Beraldo São Paulo, Brazil, February 3, 2025 – An innovative initiative in the school feeding programme of São Caetano do Sul, in southeastern Brazil, is working to foster healthier […]
Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in the UN/2024: Public policies such as school feeding programmes can be part of the solutions to climate change
Climate variability and extreme events reduce agricultural productivity, disrupt food supply chains, and increase prices. In turn, strengthening school feeding programmes and promoting public procurement from family farmers enhance the resilience of agrifood systems. Brasília, Brazil, January 27, 2025 – The shifting patterns of climate variability and extreme events are negatively impacting food security and […]
Global Child Nutrition Foundation publishes recommendations to strengthen school feeding
Final Forum document in Japan outlines priorities, highlights progress, challenges, and actions to transform food systems. Brasília, Brazil, January 16, 2025 – The Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF) has released an official communiqué outlining priorities to improve school feeding programs worldwide. With the participation of 408 representatives from 82 countries, the final document from the […]
Public Procurement Increase Family Farmers’ Income by up to 106%, Study Reveals; PNAE Brazil Among the Highlights
A study by the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) reinforces the importance of programmes such as PNAE to improve nutritional indicators and promote sustainable territorial development. Brasília, Brazil, January 14, 2025 – Supplying food for government programmes increases the average income of Brazilian family farmers, with a more significant impact on those with lower incomes. […]
RAES Shares Its Experience at the Global Child Nutrition Forum in Japan
The work of the RAES Network in LAC since its creation in 2018 was presented, highlighting the formal membership of 17 countries in 2024 and other activities to support school feeding programmes in the region. Paulo Beraldo Brasilia, Brazil, December 13, 2024 – The Sustainable School Feeding Network (RAES) participated in the four-day Global Child […]
RAES participates in public procurement seminar and has meeting with JUNAEB in Chile to address school feeding
Santiago, Chile, December 11, 2024 – The Sustainable School Feeding Network (RAES) participated in a seminar on public procurement in Santiago, Chile, on December 9, 2024, as well as a meeting with the National Board of School Aid and Scholarships (JUNAEB) to present experiences in the development of local procurement for school feeding and other […]
Time’s up for food waste: Brazilian school takes action and students change habits
In Itajaí, a school community transformed its consumption habits following a project on food waste and the adoption of measures to reduce food losses Paulo Beraldo Brasília, Brazil, December 02, 2024 – Reducing food waste in school meals and raising awareness about the global hunger crisis and its local impact are some of the goals […]
