The Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) signed today (28/10/2015) a new contract for the purchase of food from family farms. The University is a pioneer in buying products from family farms to supply their university restaurants, and, since 2012, it is an active participant of the Food Acquisition Program of the Ministry of Social Development and Hunger Alleviation (MDS) - a program that UFPR helped to build.

For the first time, in this purchase are also included organic products. The UFPR restaurants are open every day of the week, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. On average, they prepare about 10 thousand meals a day.