abstract
This article proposes to present an overview of the food security situation in Brazil, with a special focus on the North region. Then, we discuss the two main government programs that implemented the provision of school meals (National School Feeding Program – PNAE and Food Acquisition Program – PAA) and, finally, we address one of the most successful experiences of supplying products to the school meals produced by the Ticuna Mapana Indigenous Women’s Association. Everything indicates that Mapana’s experience contributes significantly to the creation of Ticuna food sovereignty, the “ticunization” of school meals and the production of healthy foods, with low environmental impact and generating income for producing families.
keywords
Ticuna (Magüta); food sovereignty; school meals; community associations