Overview
- Midis appointed Scarlet Esmeralda Díaz Cáceres as executive director of the School Feeding Program by Ministerial Resolution D000061-2026-MIDIS dated March 5, ending Saby Mauricio’s tenure.
- The ministry created a committee to supervise the implementation of the program.
- PAE launched Operativo Control in Amazonas, Áncash, Cajamarca, Ica, Lima Provinces, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Pasco and Ucayali to verify supplier warehouses before release.
- Inspectors are reviewing documentation and hygiene conditions, checking transport vehicles, and running physical-organoleptic tests on foods prior to authorization.
- More than 28,000 tonnes of certified staples and protein items are being released first to hard-to-reach schools, with 2026 service planned for 4,187,782 students at 67,055 public institutions through Ready-to-Eat and Hot Meal modalities.