Ecuador: Executive Decree No. 1346 — General Regulations for the Implementation of the Organic Law on School Feeding

Ecuador's Executive Decree No. 1346 issues the General Regulations for the Implementation of the Organic Law on School Feeding. The regulations establish provisions for organizing, implementing, and monitoring school feeding, with the objective of contributing to children's and adolescents' access to adequate, healthy, and nutritious food within the education system. They regulate food provision, coordination among responsible institutions, participation of family farmers and popular and solidarity economy organizations in food supply mechanisms, and public procurement related to school feeding. The regulations implement the Organic Law on School Feeding and contribute to food and nutrition security, the inclusion of local producers, and the strengthening of agrifood systems.