Hands of an indigenous woman holding a Pequi fruit.

Beiju, flour and xibé in school meals

Municipalities in Amazonas that incorporate family-based agricultural production into school meals set an example of sovereignty, health, and respect for traditional cultures, and serve as a reference for the rest of the country. By practicing their ways of life, indigenous peoples fed a large part of the population.

Healthy eating and income generation in the countryside

Did you know that it's possible to reconcile healthy eating in schools with strengthening the rural economy? The Agroecological Cooperative for Life of the Southern Maranhão Cerrado (COOPEVIDA) is an example of this sustainable cycle, as it markets the production of its members through...