Peru – Regulatory framework for food security in the Andean region analyzed

Aspects related to the regulatory framework of food security with nutritional quality were examined on Thursday, the 31st, during the session of the Special Commission for the Fight Against Hunger of the Andean Parliament, led by the Andean parliamentarian from Peru, Fernando Arce Alvarado.

During the meeting, it was revealed that the Andean Parliament is developing a regulatory framework for school feeding in the region, aiming to ensure the right to food and to eradicate hunger and malnutrition, particularly among schoolchildren.

This framework focuses on food and nutritional security, incorporating a gender perspective, and promotes the establishment of national nutrition observatories and food surveillance systems. In Peru, the Wasi Mikuna program (formerly known as Qali Warma) is implementing a new economic subsidy modality for school feeding, with the involvement of management committees formed by mothers and other social actors.