Purchase of family farm and organic foods by the Brazilian School Food Program in Santa Catarina state, Brazil

Ariana Luiza De Andrade Castellani,Thays Trentini,Larissa Da Cunha Feio Costa,Camila Elizandra Rossi,Francisco De Assis Guedes De Vasconcelos,Waleska Nishida

doi:10.1590/1678-98652017000500010

Ariana Luiza De Andrade Castellani, Thays Trentini + Show 4 more

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https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-98652017000500010

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ABSTRACT Objective To describe the purchase of family farm and organic foods by the Brazilian School Food Program in the municipalities of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Methods This is an analytic and descriptive study conducted from 2010 to 2011. An electronic survey was sent to all 293 Santa Catarina municipalities. The Chi-square test investigated the association between the study variables. Results Between 2010 and 2011, the number of municipalities that purchased family farm foods increased by 36%, with a total of 96% of Santa Catarina municipalities buying family farming foods in 2011. Of the 96%, 70% complied with Article 14 of Law nº 11,947/2009, which determines that at least 30% of the funds provided by the National Fund for the Development of Education should be spent on family farm products, and 48% purchased organic foods. The South was the state region that most complied with Article 14 (85%; p=0.02). However, as municipality size increased, compliance with Article 14 decreased (p=0.04). The municipalities that had the most difficulties buying family farm and organic foods were those with the lowest Municipal Human Development Index and number of students. Conclusion Most Santa Catarina municipalities purchased family farm foods in 2011, and most municipalities that complied with Article 14 of Law nº 11,947/2009 were in the South state region. Finally, municipalities with low Municipal Human Development Index and number of students had the most difficulties buying family farm foods.

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Since the 1990s, the Programa de Apoio à Agricultura Familiar (Family Farm Support Program) has stimulated a reappreciation of family farming, characterized by its tendency to encourage the production of regional foods [1,2,3]
Most Santa Catarina municipalities purchased family farm foods in 2011, and most municipalities that complied with Article 14 of Law no 11,947/2009 were in the South state region
The secondary data were collected from the following sources: population census conducted by Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) [21], Brazilian Human Development Atlas [22], and the school census conducted by the National Institute for Educational Studies and Researches Anísio Teixeira [23]

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Since the 1990s, the Programa de Apoio à Agricultura Familiar (Family Farm Support Program) has stimulated a reappreciation of family farming, characterized by its tendency to encourage the production of regional foods [1,2,3]. Nacional de Desenvolvimento da Educação (FNDE, National Fund for the Development of Education) numbers 26/2013 [7] and 4/2015 [8]) established that at least 30% of the funds provided by FNDE should be used for purchasing foods directly from family farms, prioritizing, whenever possible, organic, agroecological, and/or socio-biodiversity foods [6,7,8] In this context PNAE is an innovative legislation that induces and potentializes family and organic farmers’ identities, valuing these types of production, and simultaneously helps to reduce poverty and food insecurity [9,10]. PNAE aims to promote the agricultural organization of traditional communities, such as native Brazilians and quilombolas, create social strength, improve the local economy, and increase the supply of quality, safe, and sustainable foods [6,7,8,9,10]

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