Plan del WFP: comida fresca a los escolares y progreso a los agricultores en Latinoamérica
La agricultura familiar representa el 81 % de las explotaciones agrícolas de América Latina y el Caribe, pero enfrenta desafíos persistentes como la baja productividad.
TL;DR
- A UN World Food Programme (WFP) initiative in Pespire, Honduras, connects local farmers with schools to supply fresh produce for student meals.
- Farmers like Pedro, 57, are able to sell their organic crops (bananas, corn, nance, avocado, cassava) to two local schools, improving their income and ability to provide for their families.
- The WFP supports local public food procurement from family agriculture as a strategy to enhance food security and nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- This program acts as an anchor buyer, creating predictable demand, promoting quality standards, and strengthening local organizations.
- Family agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean faces challenges such as low productivity, limited market access, and vulnerability to climate change.
- The WFP is implementing strategies like integrating climate adaptation measures and designing inclusive purchasing mechanisms to support family farmers.
- Several Latin American countries have regulatory frameworks that mandate or incentivize the allocation of school feeding budgets to family agriculture purchases, with Guatemala reserving 70% and Ecuador 35%.
- WFP-supported food procurement generates employment, with an estimated 371 jobs per 1,000 tons of inclusive products acquired.
- Female inclusion in public markets, particularly in Brazil, has significantly increased, with over 50,000 women participating as suppliers in 2023.