Local procurement from family farming for the school feeding programme
Local procurement from family farming for the school feeding programme

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2022-07-22

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 9251362556

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This guideline outlines the step-by-step implementation of direct purchases from family farming for school feeding, considering the pilot implementation of the sustainable schools model in Belize within the framework of Mesoamerica Hunger Free AMEXCID-FAO programme. The document presents the benefits and challenges of the connection between school feeding and family farming; a brief context of food and nutrition policies and programs, public procurement mechanisms, agriculture and family farming status, and the school feeding initiatives in Belize; as well asgeneral recommendations for the adequate design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of procurement from local family farming for the school feeding program component.

Home-Grown School Feeding
Home-Grown School Feeding

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2019-01-08

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9251308462

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This framework fosters the replication and scaling up of home-grown school feeding models and the mapping of opportunities for linking such programmes with relevant agricultural development and rural transformation investments.

Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition – Latin America and the Caribbean 2022
Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition – Latin America and the Caribbean 2022

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2023-01-18

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9251375240

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Regional Overview present the regional food security and nutrition situation, including trends of undernourishment, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition, together with other indicators that could help the understanding of the causes of hunger and malnutrition. This edition offers a regional overview of the socioeconomic state of the region; national and regional data and trends regarding the costs and affordability of healthy diets; the possible drivers behind the high cost of healthy diets and their unaffordability; and introduces policies and investments around the region that aim to reduce the cost of nutritious foods and improve the affordability of healthy diets.

Strengthening School Feeding Programmes
Strengthening School Feeding Programmes

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2019-08-07

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9251315655

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The objective of the publication is to provide a regional overview and show the joint efforts of FAO and the World Food Program in supporting the School Feeding Programs (SFPs) in Latin America and the Caribbean. Likewise, the document focuses on the main strategic areas of joint work, within the framework of the common vision of the SFPs as a public policy instrument to achieve the goals of sustainable development by 2030. Finally, this document presents three case studies from countries where FAO and WFP work together in support of SFPs: Dominican Republic, Colombia and Honduras.

Agrobiodiversity, School Gardens and Healthy Diets
Agrobiodiversity, School Gardens and Healthy Diets

Author: Danny Hunter

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-03-03

Total Pages: 395

ISBN-13: 0429620640

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This book critically assesses the role of agrobiodiversity in school gardens and its contribution to diversifying diets, promoting healthy eating habits and improving nutrition among schoolchildren as well as other benefits relating to climate change adaptation, ecoliteracy and greening school spaces. Many schoolchildren suffer from various forms of malnutrition and it is important to address their nutritional status given the effects it has on their health, cognition, and subsequently their educational achievement. Schools are recognized as excellent platforms for promoting lifelong healthy eating and improving long-term, sustainable nutrition security required for optimum educational outcomes. This book reveals the multiple benefits of school gardens for improving nutrition and education for children and their families. It examines issues such as school feeding, community food production, school gardening, nutritional education and the promotion of agrobiodiversity, and draws on international case studies, from both developed and developing nations, to provide a comprehensive global assessment. This book will be essential reading for those interested in promoting agrobiodiversity, sustainable nutrition and healthy eating habits in schools and public institutions more generally. It identifies recurring and emerging issues, establishes best practices, identifies key criteria for success and advises on strategies for scaling up and scaling out elements to improve the uptake of school gardens.

OVERCOMING HUNGER AND RURAL POVERTY BRAZILIAN EXPERIENCES
OVERCOMING HUNGER AND RURAL POVERTY BRAZILIAN EXPERIENCES

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2018-10-18

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9251090564

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Brazil has a long tradition of public policies and efforts to eradicate hunger and poverty. The right to food is enshrined in Amendment No. 64/2010 of Brazil’s Constitution as an obligation of the State, and the country has a very progressive food security law that institutionalizes the policy and lays the foundations for broad-based social participation in priority setting, expressed in the National Council on Food and Nutrition Security (CONSEA). It was this wealth of experience (reflected in programmes and plans such as Zero Hunger, Bolsa Família and Brazil Without Extreme Poverty, applied nationwide from 2003 to 2013), together with other factors, that took the country off the Hunger Map in 2014. This report is designed to update the information and describe concrete Brazilian initiatives to facilitate South-South cooperation to a wider audience, including policymakers working to improve food security and fight poverty. In other words, it is a manual of good practice for public au thorities, technical personnel, NGOs and the general public in other Latin American, Caribbean and African countries

FAO Social Protection Framework
FAO Social Protection Framework

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2018-10-10

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 9251097038

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FAO Social Protection Framework presents the Organization’s vision and approach to social protection. FAO recognizes the critical role social protection plays in furthering and accelerating progress around food security and nutrition, agriculture development, rural poverty and resilience building.

Report of the Regional Study on the State of the Art of National School Food and Nutrition Programmes in Africa
Report of the Regional Study on the State of the Art of National School Food and Nutrition Programmes in Africa

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2018-10-12

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 9251306257

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Using the Brazilian National School Feeding Programme (PNAE) as reference, this study highlights the need for greater multisectoral collaboration, while addressing specific issues such as coverage, targeting, nutrition standards and guidelines, local procurement, food and nutrition education (FNE), policy frameworks and institutional arrangements. All of these are essential for the best implementation strategy of school food and nutrition (SFN) programmes in Africa.

Systematization of the Sustainable School Feeding Model and proposition of recommendations as way forward to the government of Belize
Systematization of the Sustainable School Feeding Model and proposition of recommendations as way forward to the government of Belize

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2022-08-17

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9251366446

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This document is aimed at presenting the systematization of the sustainable schools model pilot implementation in Belize, within the framework of Mesoamerica Hunger Free AMEXCID-FAO programme, and it describes the implementation process of the pilot project, from its beginning in early 2016 to November 2018. The document includes a critical analysis of the implementation of the six components of the sustainable schools model, focusing on its process, challenges, results, as well as on the lessons learned and best practices identified. It also includes recommendations for scaling-up the sustainable schools model and for the improvement and strengthening of the national school feeding program in the country. It is expected that this publication will contribute to the strengthening of the coordination among the sectors involved in school feeding and the institutionalization and sustainability of the school feeding policies in Belize.