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Paraguay's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) held a meeting with producers to expand vegetable cultivation nationwide, aiming for a more stable supply and greater participation of family farming in the Hambre Cero school feeding program, which currently requires 10% of contracts to be allocated to these producers.
hambre-cerohorticulturamagIn Itacurubí del Rosario, a school principal's office is used as a kitchen due to lack of space. In San Ignacio, cooks report working up to 8 hours without extra pay. Both complaints expose weaknesses in the execution of the school feeding program.
hambre-cerobelmac-saParaguay's Fruit and Vegetable Producers' Guild has proposed to the Senate increasing the mandatory acquisition of national production in the Hambre Cero school feeding program from 10% to 40%, aiming to strengthen organized and formalized farmers.
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