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 […]
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 […]
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
Capacity needs assessment tool – School-based food and nutrition education
The capacity needs assessment tool is meant to be used by national and local groups as a foundation for the design of school-based food and nutrition education capacity development strategies. The tool builds on FAO’s experience and expertise in capacity development, and adopts a broad approach that not only assesses capacities at the individual level, […]
Panorama de la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en América Latina y el Caribe – 2021
Sistemas alimentarios en América Latina y el Caribe – Desafíos en un escenario pospandemia
Lineamientos para la intervención articulada con gobiernos locales para la compra de alimentos frescos vinculados a la agricultura familiar que complementa la intervención del programa nacional de alimentación escolar Qali Warma
A review of school feeding programmes in the Caribbean Community
Guía de Escuelas Sostenibles – Orientaciones conceptuales y metodológicas – 4ª versión
