Asuncion, IP Agency.- In order to ensure compliance with the requirements established for food quality, as well as transparency in the supply and public procurement processes, the National Directorate of Public Procurement (DNCP) regulated and established the mechanisms that govern said acquisitions, within the framework of the Zero Hunger program.
Family farming and MSMEs are strategic allies for the school feeding program “Zero Hunger in Schools”, implemented by the Government of Paraguay as a priority policy to guarantee school feeding and nutrition and achieve poverty reduction goals.
Furthermore, this is a strategic opportunity for family farming and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to grow and develop, generating job opportunities as suppliers of inputs for the preparation of food that is provided to schools in the priority districts, highlights the Ministry of Social Development (MDS).
In order to ensure compliance with the requirements established for food quality, as well as transparency in the supply and public procurement processes, the National Directorate of Public Procurement (DNCP) regulated and established the mechanisms that regulate said acquisitions, through resolution No. 2233/24, which establishes all the mechanisms to guarantee these provisions.
Zero Hunger establishes as a first measure the mandatory acquisition, with 10% of products coming from family farming and 5% from local MSMEs, so the awarded suppliers must acquire this percentage of products coming from family farms and MSMEs that supply inputs and food products.
It also states that in exceptional cases, such as a shortage of local supply, seasonal or quality situations, the substitution of products of national origin for imported ones may be authorized.
It also establishes that the indirect acquisition of agricultural products from family farming regulated in this resolution may only be carried out by producers of family farming, individual or organized, duly registered in the National Registry of Family Farming (Renaf) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), as long as they comply with the minimum formalities established in this resolution, among other aspects.
Regarding SMEs, the program establishes the acquisition of 5% of the total value of the contract, which may be updated annually through a regulatory act of the National Council for School Feeding (Conae), in coordination with the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) as the governing body of the National Public Supply System and the convening entities, ensuring that this percentage is not less than 5%.
In order to complete these purchases, it provides for the holding of comprehensive business meetings in accordance with the guidelines established in Conae Resolution No. O27 /2024. The conveners, in coordination with the MAG and the MIC, will hold said business meetings within the deadlines, times and methodology established in these regulations.
The resolution also includes all the conditions and mechanisms necessary to ensure compliance with the objectives established by the government of President Santiago Peña, to guarantee the quality and quantity of food provided to schoolchildren and at the same time ensure a specific market for the commercialization of local products, ensuring fresh and quality food supplies for this purpose.
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2024-08-23 01:23:15
