Exchange of experiences in family farming brings together more than 100 participants from 17 countries
Presentations addressed successful experiences in Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Peru. Paulo Beraldo Brasília, Brazil, March 26, 2024 – More than 100 professionals linked to school feeding programmes (SFP) from 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean participated on March 21 in an online exchange of experiences on mechanisms to strengthen public procurement in […]
Brazil-FAO Cooperation develops an exchange with 10 countries in the DR to learn about the School Feeding Program executed by INABIE
International technical mission will exhaust its work schedule in the country from this Monday, March 13 to Friday, March 17 Santo Domingo. – An international delegation from 10 countries is visiting the Dominican Republic throughout this week with the purpose of learning about the implementation of the School Feeding Program executed by the National Institute […]
L’état actuel des écoles durables 2021_Résumé exécutif
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 […]
Manual de Consentimiento libre, previo e informado – Un derecho de los Pueblos Indigenas y una buena práctica para las comunidades locales.
Sustainable Schools were implemented in 23,000 institutions in LAC countries
This and other data will be presented during the launching of the 3rd version f the course School Feeding as an Educational Strategy for a Healthy Life, promoted by the Brazil-FAO International Cooperation. Brasília, April 20, 2022 – In the year that it turns 10, the Sustainable Schools methodology has already been implemented in 15 […]
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 […]
Panorama de la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en América Latina y el Caribe – 2019
