Abstract
This study aimed to analyze the financial investment used for the procurement of food for the Brazilian National School Food Program (PNAE) in a city in the South of Brazil. The bidding process, the public calls and accountability reports of the PNAE were analyzed in the following variables: I) municipal financial complementation values; II) percentage of resources used to purchase foods from Family Farmer (FF), and Recommended, Restricted, Prohibited and others foods. The comparison of proportions was employed as a test to identify differences between investments. The municipal financial complementation was 65% of the total. The total amount used to purchase foods was distributed as follows: 65.5% for the Recommended, 27.9% for the Restricted, 6.5% for the Other and 0% for the Prohibited. The expenditure on Recommended foods was higher (p < 0.001) compared to the remaining groups. FF provided only Recommended foods, representing 12.1% of total (municipality and federal) expenditure and 29.5% of total federal funds. The direct purchase from FF contributed to the purchase of recommended foods. The municipal financial complementation was not geared to FA, which can compromise the potential of the school food program to promote healthy and sustainable food systems.
Highlights
Increasing overweight and obesity rates have been observed in recent years, reflecting the general health status of the population and the incidence of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases[1,2,3,4] (CNCD), which are among the leading causes of death in Brazil[5] and worldwide[6]
The amount invested in the purchase of restricted foods was within limits stipulated by FNDE’s regulations, and all of these foods were purchased by bidding from other suppliers than family farmers
Only recommended food from family farming was acquired, suggesting that this direct purchase can contribute to the school food quality
Summary
Increasing overweight and obesity rates have been observed in recent years, reflecting the general health status of the population and the incidence of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases[1,2,3,4] (CNCD), which are among the leading causes of death in Brazil[5] and worldwide[6]. The prevalence of overweight and obesity has more than tripled in 34 years[7] among Brazilian children and adolescents These changes are related to new eating habits, such as the increased consumption of processed foods with high levels of salt, sugar and fat[1,7,8,9]. Some concern about the adequacy of food habits and the inclusion of fresh food from the strengthening of the local economy has been noted since the beginning of the decentralization process in 199414. During this period, the management was transferred to the municipalities, which exceed 5,500 throughout the Brazilian territory[15]. The decentralization process was not sufficient to ensure the incentive to the local economy, respect for eating habits and assurance of the nutritional quality of school foods[14,17]
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