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

Izabela Antunes Dos Anjos,Paula Martins Horta,José Divino Lopes Filho

doi:10.1590/0103-8478cr20200776

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https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20200776

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Journal: Ciência Rural	Publication Date: Jan 1, 2022
Citations: 1	License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Abstract

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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The National School Feeding Program (PNAE) started in 1955, with the aim of combating hunger and malnutrition in Brazil
This study aimed to identify the municipal characteristics associated with the compliance of the municipalities of Minas Gerais (MG) to purchase 30% of Family Farming (FF) products for school meals in 2017
Of the 848 municipalities in this study, over half (55.07%) of them were able to meet the goal of purchasing FF products, as proposed by Law

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The National School Feeding Program (PNAE) started in 1955, with the aim of combating hunger and malnutrition in Brazil. Over the years, it has become the most extensive national food and nutrition program in the country and an important strategy to promote food and nutrition security, ensuring the fulfillment of the human right to adequate food (MACHADO et al, 2018). Under the PNAE, school meals must be prepared by a nutritionist, using fresh or minimally processed foods in consideration of the nutritional needs, eating habits, and food culture of the locals, which is based on the region’s sustainability, seasonality, and agricultural diversification. It is recommended that at least 75% of the financial resources be allocated for the acquisition of fresh or minimally processed foods, with a maximum of 20% for processed and ultra-processed foods and a maximum of 5% for processed culinary ingredients (FNDE, 2020).

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