School feeding and possibilities for direct purchases from family farming

Office of Assistant Director-General (Agriculture Department)

School feeding and possibilities for direct purchases from family farming

Case studies for eight countries

Year of publication 2015

Pages 147 p.

Author Office of Assistant Director-General (Agriculture Department)

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-107885-3

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) We hope this publication “School feeding and possibilities for direct purchases from family farming in Latin American countries” contributes to the articulation of the sectors involved with school feeding, in the search for alternatives for the institutionalization and strengthening of school feeding policies in the countries; equally, it is hoped that in the medium and long term SFPs can contribute to the human right to food (HRF) and to sustainable human development

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