Aug 1, 2023, 13:31 PM

Each year, the Guatemalan State invests about 1 869.2 million Quetzals (USD 245 million) in the national School Feeding Programme (PAE, by its acronym in Spanish), which feeds 2.4 million children. This research estimates that, by including gastronomy in the PAE, it is possible to prevent in a school year (180 days), the waste of 561.6 tonnes of food, equivalent to USD 864 000, or 0.35 percent of the invested budget.

Title : Guatemala - Including gastronomy in the School Feeding Programme – A necessary change to guarantee children's right to healthy, tasty and waste-free food

Link to External Url : http://www.fao.org/publications/card/en/c/CB3430EN

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*Publication Date : Feb 23, 2021, 00:00 AM