Comparative assessment of the food purchase program and the national school feeding program's impact in Ubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil

ABSTRACT: The Food Purchase Program (PAA) and the National School Feeding Program (PNAE) are the main trading programs of Brazil that promote a connection between the family farm and institutional markets. The case study portrayed in this article aimed to evaluate and compare the socioeconomic impacts generated by the PAA and PNAE among Ubá's family farmers in Minas Gerais. To do this, two tipes of questionnaires were applied to managers and farmers who participate in the programs and obtained data were analyzed by descriptive statistic methods and non-parametric tests (Mann-Whitney). Results showed that the two policies present positive socioeconomic benefits to family farmers, although the PNAE's producers income be higher and the food prices traded in PAA are superior. On the other side, having participated in the PAA and PNAE does not provide extra income arising from entry into new markets, which in theory could be the result of improving the quality of production,and does not promote the reduction in the use of fertilizers and pesticides.

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Public Policies for Food Security and Rural Development in a Brazilian Cooperative

Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.5539/jas.v10n10p415 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. 415

Author(s):

José Aparecido Pereira ◽

Vanilde Ferreira de Souza-Esquerdo ◽

Carolina Rios Thonsom

Keyword(s):

Local Governance ◽

Public Policies ◽

Rural Poverty ◽

Family Farmers ◽

Food Purchase ◽

School Feeding ◽

National School ◽

Organic Products ◽

Feeding Program ◽

School Feeding Program

PAA (Food Purchase Program) and PNAE (National School Feeding Program) are known worldwide as pioneers public policies on fighting food insecurity and rural poverty. We have analyzed the participation of a family farmers’ Cooperative on such programs as a supplier of organic products. Both programs revealed to be economically relevant and promote local governance if well executed, depending on the level of commitment from local administrations, beneficiaries and farmers. However, both are yet highly sensible to governmental changes as we’ve identified municipalities that explore their fully potential and others which do not engage, even though Brazilian law requires them so.

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Analysis of the national school feeding program in the municipality of Viçosa, state of Minas Gerais

Revista de Saúde Pública ◽

10.11606/s1518-8787.2018052007090 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 52 ◽

pp. 16 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Naruna Pereira Rocha ◽

Mariana De Santis Filgueiras ◽

Fernanda Martins de Albuquerque ◽

Luana Cupertino Milagres ◽

Ana Paula Pereira Castro ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quantitative Analysis ◽

Technical Assistance ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Nutritional Security ◽

School Feeding ◽

National School ◽

Feeding Program ◽

Food And Nutritional Security ◽

School Feeding Program

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the implementation of the Brazilian National School Feeding Program as a food and nutritional security policy in public schools. METHODS: This a cross-sectional study, with a quantitative and qualitative approach, carried out with 268 schoolchildren aged eight to nine years from the public school system of Viçosa, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 2015. Interviews were carried out using semi-structured questionnaires with the children, parents, cooks, nutritionists, trainer of the Technical Assistance and Rural Extension Company, and president of the School Feeding Council. In order to analyze the implementation of the National School Feeding Program in Viçosa, we evaluated the direct weighing of the food served in the schools using mechanical balances with a capacity of up to 10 kg and the perception of the social players involved in the implementation of the National School Feeding Program. The children were questioned about the acceptance of and adherence to the food offered, in addition to the habit of bringing food from home. Parents reported knowledge about the School Feeding Program and Council. The qualitative analysis consisted of content analysis and quantitative analysis using the chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test, and Mann-Whitney test. We adopted the statistical significance of 5% for quantitative analysis. RESULTS: Children reported low adherence to the school feeding program and most of them used to bring food from home. Irregularities were identified in the implementation of the National School Feeding Program, such as: inadequate number of nutritionists, suspension of Council meetings, inadequate infrastructure in the areas of preparation and distribution of meals, lack of training of cooks, lack of nutritional adequacy of the food offered, and lack of actions on food and nutritional education. The Program complied with the recommendations for purchasing food from family farms. CONCLUSIONS: The National School Feeding Program presented many irregularities in Viçosa. It is important to monitor the problems identified for better reformulation and planning of the Program, in order to guarantee the food and nutritional security of the children served.

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Opinion of family farmers on organic food supply to the Brazilian National School Feeding Program - a case study

Research Society and Development ◽

10.33448/rsd-v10i13.21036 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (13) ◽

pp. e88101321036

Author(s):

Angelita Avi Pugliesi ◽

Anabelle Retondario ◽

Lize Stangarlin-Fiori ◽

Lilian Mitsuko Tanikawa ◽

Maria Eliana Madalozzo Schieferdecker ◽

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Keyword(s):

Family Income ◽

Organic Food ◽

The State ◽

World Health ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Family Farmers ◽

School Feeding ◽

National School ◽

Feeding Program ◽

School Feeding Program

Objective: To investigate the opinion of family farmers about the supply of organic food to the National School Feeding Program (PNAE) in the state of Paraná, Brazil. Method: The convenience sample consisted of 44 family farmers from nine cooperatives and associations located in eight different mesoregions of the state of Paraná that supplied organic food to the PNAE. An online survey was conducted to evaluate the farmers' opinion on possible changes in the cooperatives' revenue and organization; diversification and production increase; difficulties in commercialization; increase in income, and improvement in food consumption after supplying to the PNAE. Results: According to the farmers’ opinion, there was better organization (100%) and an increase in the cooperatives' revenue and production (86.36%), after supplying to the PNAE. 75% of the farmers diversified their crops and 52.3% reported an increase of up to 25% in their family income. In addition, it was reported a better acceptance of the school feeding, diversification in the family's diet, improved self-esteem, closeness between producers and consumers, and the return of family members to the rural property. Conclusion: In the opinion of family farmers, PNAE has been fulfilling its role as a promoter of Food and Nutritional Security in the development of healthy habits, besides contributing to the increase in family income and promoting local sustainable development, following the World Health Organization's agenda.

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Factors associated with the purchase of family farming products for national school feeding program in Minas Gerais in 2017, Brazil

Ciência Rural ◽

10.1590/0103-8478cr20200776 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 52 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Izabela Antunes dos Anjos ◽

José Divino Lopes Filho ◽

Paula Martins Horta

Keyword(s):

Organic Agriculture ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Family Farming ◽

Education Development ◽

Factors Associated ◽

School Feeding ◽

National School ◽

Feeding Program ◽

Inspection Service ◽

School Feeding Program

ABSTRACT: The National School Feeding Program (in abbreviated Portuguese: PNAE) states that ≥30% of the amount transferred by the National Fund for Education Development (in abbreviated Portuguese: FNDE) to the executing entities should be used to purchase products made from Family Farming (FF). This study aimed to identify the municipal characteristics associated with the compliance of the municipalities of Minas Gerais (MG) to this target in 2017. For this, data on municipal purchases of FF for the PNAE were obtained from the FNDE’s website. Sociodemographic, economic, and agricultural characteristics of the municipalities were associated with compliance to the PNAE’s goal. Approximately half (55.07%) of the municipalities complied with the FF purchase target, wherein carrying out programs or actions to encourage organic agriculture (29.8% vs. 22.6%, p=0.018) were associated with a greater compliance to this target, presenting the official rural union registration (76.4% vs. 68.8%, p=0.026) and the Municipal Inspection Service: (35.6% vs. 29.1%, p=0.048). Overall, a low compliance to the goal was observed in MG municipalities, and associations between certain agricultural management characteristics and goal fulfillment were evidenced.

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National School Feeding Program (PNAE): An economic perspective for the family farmers of the municipality of Rio do Sul / SC

International Journal of Advanced Engineering Research and Science ◽

10.22161/ijaers.672 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (7) ◽

pp. 6-15

Author(s):

Daniel Costa Pittaluga ◽

Carlos Golembiewski ◽

Fernando Cesar Lenzi ◽

Vanderléa Ana Meller ◽

Maria Glória Dittrich

Keyword(s):

Economic Perspective ◽

Family Farmers ◽

School Feeding ◽

National School ◽

The Family ◽

Feeding Program ◽

School Feeding Program

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Perfil de atuação do nutricionista responsável técnico pelo programa nacional de alimentação escolar em Municípios do Estado De Minas Gerais / Profile of the nutritionist responsible for the national school feeding program in Municipalities of the State of Minas Gerais

Brazilian Journal of Health Review ◽

10.34119/bjhrv3n6-361 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (6) ◽

pp. 19875-19893

Author(s):

Karla Patrício Carvalho ◽

Luciana Araújo Marques ◽

Noemi Gonçalves de Andrade ◽

Tatiane de Oliveira ◽

Anilson Júnior da Silva de Campos ◽

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Keyword(s):

Minas Gerais ◽

The State ◽

School Feeding ◽

National School ◽

Feeding Program ◽

School Feeding Program

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Criteria adopted for school menu planning within the framework of the Brazilian School Feeding Program

Revista de Nutrição ◽

10.1590/1678-9865202033e190197 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 33 ◽

Author(s):

Vitória Uliana BIANCHINI ◽

Suellen Secchi MARTINELLI ◽

Panmela SOARES ◽

Rafaela Karen FABRI ◽

Suzi Barletto CAVALLI

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Value ◽

Family Farms ◽

Food Purchase ◽

Menu Planning ◽

School Feeding ◽

National School ◽

Nutritional Characteristics ◽

Regulatory Guidelines ◽

Feeding Program ◽

School Feeding Program

ABSATRCT Objective This study aimed to investigate the main criteria used by nutritionists to plan school menus within the framework of the Brazilian National School Feeding Program. Methods Nutritionists from 21 municipalities in Southern Brazil were interviewed. Municipalities had between 20,000 and 70,000 inhabitants and were located in different mesoregions. Data were collected using an open-ended questionnaire and subjected to content analysis using NVivo® software. Results Sixteen criteria were identified, grouped into four categories: (1) food habits, culture, and acceptance; (2) nutritional characteristics; (3) food availability; and (4) management and execution. Brazilian National School Feeding Program regulations were recurrently cited within all identified categories, which demonstrates the influence of the program on nutritionists’ activities. Conclusion Brazilian National School Feeding Program regulatory guidelines for the development of school menus seem to influence the decision making of nutritionists. However, food purchase from family farms and calculation of meal nutritional value seem to be incipient criteria.

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Políticas Públicas para fortalecimento da Agricultura Familiar: experiência de aquisição de produtos de agricultores familiares para alimentação escolar em Vila Velha e no Espírito Santo/National School Feeding Program (PNAE): experience of purchasing products from family farmers for school feeding in Vila Velha-ES

Revista Geografares ◽

10.7147/geo25.17590 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 284-309

Author(s):

Ana Letícia Espolador Leitão ◽

Renata Venturim Bernardino

Keyword(s):

Public Policies ◽

Exploratory Research ◽

Educational Work ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Family Farmers ◽

School Feeding ◽

National School ◽

Feeding Program ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

School Feeding Program

Nosso objetivo é apresentar a importância de políticas públicas territoriais que incentivam os agricultores familiares, com destaque para a compra direta de produtos agrícolas para a alimentação escolar. Evidenciamos benefícios de políticas públicas como o Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar (Pnae) mediante pesquisa bibliográfica e documental. Nossos resultados apontam que essa aquisição de alimento é expressiva no Espírito Santo e que o município de Vila Velha tem se destacado no recebimento de recursos financeiros do Fundo Nacional de Desenvolvimento da Educação (FNDE) no período de 2012 a 2015, para somar aos seus recursos próprios, contudo existem desafios na operacionalização desse programa.ABSTRACTIn this paper, we highlight the importance of public policies that encourage the direct purchase of agricultural products from family farmers. Through an exploratory research, we sought to verify the implementation of the National School Feeding Program (PNAE) in the municipality of Vila Velha from 2012 to 2015, through bibliographical, documentary and empirical research. Our results point that Vila Velha stands out in the receipt of financial resources for this purpose, although there are challenges in its operationalization regarding intersectorality, regularity in the supply of foodstuffs and the development of educational work in schools.Keywords: Family Farmers, Public Policies, Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar (PNAE).

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O associativismo no município de Riacho de Santana - BA: desafios e perspectivas para o crescimento

Revista Brasileira de Educação do Campo ◽

10.20873/uft.rbec.e10418 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-27

Author(s):

Antonio Domingos Moreira ◽

Arlete Ramos dos Santos ◽

Emerson Antônio Rocha Melo de Lucena

Keyword(s):

Social Groups ◽

Self Management ◽

Family Farming ◽

Public Programs ◽

School Feeding ◽

National School ◽

Open Questions ◽

The Social ◽

Feeding Program ◽

School Feeding Program

This article presents an outline research that had as its main objective to discuss the collective organization of family production on associations in the municipality of Riacho de Santana - BA. To this end, we seek to highlight public programs and policies, such as the Food Acquisition Program (PAA) and the National School Feeding Program (PNAE), aimed at self-management of family farming within associations. The data were collected through questionnaires of open questions with presidents/representatives of the associations, whose analysis was based on the assumptions of Historical Dialectic Materialism - MHD. Upon analyzing the collected material, we concluded that the Riacho de Santana - BA associations were created to contribute to the permanence of workers in the field, the struggle for land and access to different public policies, and that these associations have been struggling to overcome the existing fragmentation in the social groups that make up family production in the researched context.

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