The project brings together efforts to strengthen, in an integrated and coordinated manner, the sustainable production of food by family farmers, including Indigenous Peoples, extractivist communities, and other Traditional Peoples and Communities, as well as their effective participation in the provision of school meals for public education networks in the State of Roraima.
The project is structured around the following components:
Component A – Cross-cutting Actions
A1. Detailed diagnostic assessment;
A2. Stakeholder mobilization;
A3. Dialogue and knowledge dissemination on PNAE;
A4. Lessons Learned Report.
Component B – Strengthening Food Production
B1. Capacity Building and Technical Support for Family Farming;
B1.1 Development of a catalogue of agricultural technologies adapted to Amazonian conditions;
B1.2 Technical dissemination workshops and farmer-to-farmer knowledge exchange activities;
B1.3 Support for crop diversification, value addition, and the adoption of good production and farm management practices;
B1.4 Support for the formalization of producer groups and associations;
B1.5 Provision of Technical Assistance and Rural Extension Services (ATER).
B2. Strengthening Family Farming Production Infrastructure
B2.1 Investments in infrastructure, mechanization, and productive modernization for family farming.
Component C – Strengthening Food Procurement and Consumption
C1. Capacity Building and Technical Support for Public Education Networks
C1.1 Development and adaptation of school menus incorporating products from family farming;
C1.2 Workshops on good practices and the use of locally produced foods, including exchanges with regional chefs;
C1.3 Training and advisory services for PNAE management.
C2. Strengthening Public Education Infrastructure
C2.1 Infrastructure improvements and logistical support for school feeding.
Component D – Project Management
Project management, coordination, monitoring, and administrative activities.
Expected Results
- Enhanced productive capacity of family farmers, Indigenous Peoples, and other Traditional Peoples and Communities;
- Strengthened local organizations;
- Expanded commercialization of agricultural products;
- Increased procurement of healthy, locally produced food from family farming, contributing to improved quality of school meals;
- School communities better informed and equipped to meet the requirements and procedures for sourcing products from family farming;
- A strengthened and more collaborative environment for the implementation of PNAE.
INTERVENTION LOGIC
The project is aligned with Component “Sustainable Production” (1) of the Amazon Fund Logical Framework,
contributing to the direct outcome of expanding sustainable production by family farmers, Indigenous Peoples, quilombola communities, and other traditional peoples and communities, ensuring a reliable supply of food for school feeding programs while promoting environmental conservation, income generation, and improved quality of life.
