Case studies
This case study presents Ecuador’s national school meals programme, highlighting how it is legislated, financed and delivered across the country. It outlines the two programme modalities—centralised industrial rations and territorial meals sourced from smallholder farmers—and examines institutional arrangements, monitoring systems, and equity considerations. It also reflects on key lessons and persistent implementation gaps, including in sustainability and local procurement.
José Andrés Ocaña Navas, Yolanda Jacqueline Contreras Díaz, Rene Larenas, Grace Piedad Guerrero Zurita, Carolina Elizabeth Sinchiguano Almeida, María Gabriela Zurita, Andrea Carolina Estrella Proaño, Jessica Pamela Pinto Delgado, Jose Julio Villalba Vásquez, Angelica Ochoa Avilés, María Cecilia Vintimilla Álvarez.