School feeding is essential for promoting education, health, peace and social cohesion. At a time when countries and their partners are evaluating strategies to reduce chronic malnutrition, malnutrition and poverty, the discussion of school feeding models becomes imperative.
Brazil has one of the largest national school feeding programmes in the world, serving cooked meals daily to around 40 million students across the country.
Gardens play a fundamental role in school feeding programmes, since they function as a strategic tool for food and nutrition education (FNE), contributing to the formation of healthy and sustainable eating habits for students and the entire school community.
School feeding programmes are recognized as a key part of food assistance and relief in emergency and development programmes. They are principally concerned with transfer of food to school to alleviate hunger, meet daily consumption needs and encourage attendance and retention.
Temas abordados: 1. Nutrição 2. Agricultura familiar 3. Conselho de alimentação escolar 4. Recursos financeiros 5. Denúncia 6. Prestação de contas.