Overview
- Midis activated the Programa de Alimentación Escolar for 4,187,782 students across 67,055 public schools for the 2026 school year.
- The supply plan totals about 107,837 tonnes of food, including fortified rice, pulses, dairy, vegetable oil, and canned fish or chicken.
- Launch events in Trujillo and Lima marked the start: hot meals for 1,011 pupils at I.E. 80824 José Carlos Mariátegui and breakfasts for 719 students at I.E. Francisco Bolognesi.
- Service operates through hot meals prepared in schools and ready-to-eat rations, with procurement prioritizing local products to reinforce regional economies.
- Safeguards include Operativo Control inspections of plants and warehouses plus police mapping of extortion, violence or blockade risk zones that could disrupt transport.