The WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger in Brazil participated in the AtivaCredi Amazônia Forum – Marajó Resiliente Edition, an event created to strengthen access to rural credit in the region, promoting connections between family farmers, financial institutions, government agencies and civil society.
Held on 4 March in Salvaterra, at the Manejaí Reference Centre in the state of Pará, the event brought together more than 400 people, with representatives from around 40 institutions and 20 communities, including family farmers, cooperatives, associations and partner entities, with a special focus on quilombola groups linked to the Marajó Resiliente project.
Representing the Centre of Excellence, the nutritionist from the Programmes Unit, Sineide Neres, participated in the event and took part in the roundtable discussion on public policy interaction, in which she addressed topics related to family farming with a focus on traditional peoples and communities, making connections with the work of school cooks.
The programme included a joint effort to regularise documents, exchange experiences and provide technical guidance with a focus on activating credit lines from the National Programme for Strengthening Family Agriculture (Pronaf).
In addition, the agenda included specific topics such as the implementation of biodigester septic tanks, native bee management, minimum impact management of native palm groves, and agroforestry systems.