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Brazil Introduces School Meal Project in Africa
Portuguese Translation of the Week
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO) and the Brazilian government announced a partnership to introduce school meals to children in Africa based on family farming. The $2 million dollar initiative, equivalent to $4.4 million Reais, consists of 17 projects under the South-South cooperation umbrella.
"A agência da ONU para Agricultura e Alimentação, FAO, e o Governo brasileiro anunciaram uma parceria para levar merenda escolar a crianças na África, com base na agricultura familiar. A iniciativa de US$ 2 milhões, equivalentes a mais de R$ 4,4 milhões, integra 17 projetos da cooperação Sul-Sul."
This article has been translated from Portuguese. Click here to read the original version on Mundo Lusiada.
Local Economy
The announcement was made both in Brasilia and Rome, where the headquarters of FAO are located. The goal of the project is to promote the local economy as well as food security. Altogether, the 17 South-South cooperation projects surpass a $36 million dollar investment.
Cooperation
The signing of the agreement took place during Jose Graziano da Silva's, head of the Brazilian delegation to FAO and former minister of Fome Zero, visit to the country. This partnership is supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC).
Graziano also mentioned the Food Purchase Program for Africa which was developed by the FAO office in Brazil, the World Food Program, and the British Government.
FAO reiterated that the school lunch project falls in line with what was agreed upon in the declaration made during the High-level meeting of African and international leaders, held in June, which aims at eradicating hunger in Africa by 2025.
Article translated by Anna Cardenas, Staff Intern for the Brazil Institute at the Wilson Center.
Photo attributed to Nederland en de VN on Flickr Commons.
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