Legal frameworks for sustainable school feeding

FAO; ABC/MRE; FNDE/MEC;

Legal frameworks for sustainable school feeding

A dialogue based on the Latin American and Caribbean scenario

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Brasília, Brazil ;

Pages 78 p.

Author FAO; ABC/MRE; FNDE/MEC;

Publisher FAO ; FNDE/MEC ; ABC/MRE ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

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Synopsis (short abstract) The publication, developed within the framework of the school feeding project of the Brazil-FAO International Cooperation Program, aims to share some experiences and the development of the process of elaboration and implementation of legal and regulatory frameworks on school feeding, and to identify some fundamental elements for its development. It is aimed at parliamentarians, policymakers, actors in the school community and those people and professionals who have the interest, will and intention to develop a Bill in favour of school feeding. The publication indicates paths, advances and challenges faced by the various nations of Latin America and the Caribbean for the strengthening, consolidation and institutionalization of their school feeding programs, as a fundamental public policy in guaranteeing the human right to adequate and healthy food in the school environment.

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FAO, ABC/MRE & FNDE/MEC. 2023. Legal frameworks for sustainable school feeding – A dialogue based on the Latin American and Caribbean scenario. Brasília.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc5738en

Language English

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