Local procurement from family farming for the school feeding programme
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 as general recommendations for the adequate design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of procurement from local family farming for the school feeding program component.
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Other organizations: Mesoamerica Hunger Free AMEXCID-FAO programme
Year: 2022
ISBN: 978-92-5-136255-6
Country/ies: Belize
Geographical coverage: Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Type: Guidelines
Full text available at: https://www.fao.org/3/cc0198en/cc0198en.pdf
Content language: English