The International Seminar of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries on School Feeding in the framework of the Meeting of Ministers of Education will take place on 14 and 15 March in Salvador, Brazil. Representatives of school feeding departments in CPLP countries, related areas in Ministries of Education, and guests will take part at the event.
The seminar aims to contribute to the creation and development of school feeding programs in CPLP member states, focusing on the advances and challenges in order to achieve the sustainability of public policies, as well as on the establishment of mechanisms for institutional purchases from smallholder farmers.
The National Fund for Education Development (FNDE) and the International Advisory Office of the Brazilian Ministry of Education are hosting the event with support from the Ministry of Social Development and the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC), the World Food Program (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).