National School Feeding Program Research Articles

Food Purchase from Family Farming in Public Institutions in the Northeast of Brazil: A Tool to Reach Sustainable Development Goals

The purchase of food from family farming in public institutions in Brazil was boosted by the implementation of the public call modality. The National School Feeding Program—PNAE— and the Food Acquisition Program—PAA— are world references in terms of purchasing food from family farming. However, hindrances are still observed regarding the participation of small farmers in public purchase of food, reducing their participation and scope of the food products available. Using a cross-sectional approach, this study analyzed food from family farming purchased by federal institutes of education located at the northeast region of Brazil to characterize the profile of family farmers participating on public calls, identify the food required and verify the processing level of food present into these documents. The data obtained indicate that family farmers supply mainly in natura or minimally processed foods, especially fruits. Meat and meat products were not present and processed foods, such as cheese, were not purchased extensively from family farmers by federal institutes, even when farmers were grouped into cooperatives and associations. Failure to comply with sanitary requirements required in the public call process was the main reason for the non-homologation of some food from family farming. The data found in this study show that despite the advances that allowed the purchase of food from family farming in public educational institutions, it is necessary to find ways to increase the diversity of food. Investing in improving structural conditions would be a way to increase the quality and diversity of food provided by family farming in public institutions, contributing to the environmental, social, and health dimensions of sustainability.

The PNAE (National School Feeding Program) activity system and its mediations

The National School Feeding Program (PNAE—Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar) is a Brazilian policy that attends to 44 billion students per year, distributed in 5,568 municipalities, providing school meals to public school students. Law No. 11,947 establishes a minimum percentage of 30% to purchase foodstuffs directly from family farming. In addition to the general rules, it is possible to create specific rules for the operationalization of the program; therefore, this paper aims to characterize the dynamic process of the relationships and actions of social agents involved through the Activity System generated by Law No. 11,947 of 2009 in the municipality of Porto Velho in the state of Rondônia, located in the western Amazon. As a theoretical framework, cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT) and mediated action theory (MAT) were used. To achieve the objective, qualitative research and abductive reasoning were adopted, using a unique and incorporated case study as a strategy. In all, 49 interviews were conducted and analyzed using content analysis. The extent of the influenced community and the different realities to which the actors are exposed were verified.

ANÁLISE DA COMPRA DE ALIMENTOS DA AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR PELO PROGRAMA DE ALIMENTAÇÃO ESCOLAR

Introduction: The correct execution of the National School Feeding Program can constitute an opportunity for articulation between family farming and the agricultural, economic and social development of the region, in this sense the objective of this study is to analyze the execution of the PNAE regarding the purchase of food from family farming. Method: Cross-sectional study developed from secondary data in the public domain. Data were collected from 75 Brazilian municipalities spread across the five regions of the country regarding the management of the PNAE in 2019. To evaluate the purchase, the reference of a minimum of 30% of the resources transferred by the FNDE was used, as recommended in Law No. 11,947/2009. Results: 21% of the analyzed municipalities failed to reach the minimum of 30%, the South was more prominent in the scope of this legal device and the northeast region leads the inadequacies, the large municipalities were the ones that most distanced themselves from the analyzed normative apparatus, the unfeasibility of regular and constant supply of foodstuffs was the justification that stood out for the non-compliance of 30% and most municipalities made a public call. Final considerations: Although there is a list of challenges and obstacles for the management of the PNAE not to materialize the recommendations of the legislation, there is a scenario of positive and successful results both for family farming and for local rural development and for achieving the objectives from the program.

Foodstuffs specifications in the public call of the national school feeding program for the service of indigenous peoples and traditional communities in amazonas, Brazil

Foodstuffs specifications in the public call of the national school feeding program for the service of indigenous peoples and traditional communities in amazonas, Brazil

A qualitative exploration of knowledge, practices and training needs on the safe use of cooking salt among national home-grown school feeding programme food vendors in Southwest Nigeria

This study assessed the knowledge, practices and training needs on the safe use of cooking salt among food vendors engaged in the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in Southwest Nigeria in order to inform tailoring of appropriate capacity building interventions. An exploratory qualitative study was conducted among 40 purposively selected food vendors engaged in NHGSFP in Oyo and Ogun States. Data were collected using a pretested key informant interview guide which contained information on knowledge of cooking salt, practices usually employed to ensure that school meals contain moderate salt, sources of available information on the use of cooking salt, previous training on the use of cooking salt and dispositions to being trained on the use of cooking salt. Data were tape-recorded and subjected to thematic analysis. Participants mentioned various health problems of excessive salt intake including hypertension and heart diseases. Practices food vendors usually indulge in to ensure moderate use of cooking salt in school meals include ‘gradual adding of salt to taste’, ‘reliance on personal discretions and aroma of meals’. Pre-employment orientation programme organized by the NHGSFP officials constituted the major source of information on cooking salt use. Other pertinent sources of information included mass media and adverts. Some food vendors emphasized that they were not specifically taught on cooking salt use. Participants commonly expressed willingness to be trained on safe use of cooking salt and acknowledged that such training would help them. Knowledge and practices on issues relating to safe use of cooking salt for preparing meals remained inadequate among the food vendors. Implementing training on the use of cooking salt and other condiments in preparation of school meals was considered essential towards promoting safe salt intake and reducing risk of cardiovascular disease among school-age children. Training intervention for food vendors which adopts sustainable strategies is recommended to address the phenomenon.

Social control in the Brazilian school environment: strengthening is necessary

The School Food Council (CAE) is a deliberative, supervisory, and advisory body of the Brazilian National School Feeding Program (PNAE). This study was aimed at proposing a model to strengthen CAE performance. The research was carried out with CAE members of a municipality in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul State, south Brazil. The study consisted of the following phases: diagnosis to make a profile of the Council members; participation in the meetings and reading of the minutes; interventions (training, interview with school principals, elaboration of the assessment instrument, school visits, and development and validation of software); and evaluation of the interventions. Despite the low participation of the counsellors, strengthening of CAE in this municipality was achieved; all actions carried out along the work were useful to help and guide the members to have a good, correct and effective performance within the Council and during school visits and assessments. Based on the current study, further work addressing this issue in municipalities of different sizes is suggested so that more specific comparison and analysis of CAE performance in Brazil are possible.

School food in child daycare centers: Poor in macro and micronutrients

Background & AimsSchool food nutritional composition is important to guarantee the feeding and nutritional health of the children who attend early education institutions. In this way, we aimed to evaluate the school feeding, about the supply of energy and nutrients of school meals and verify compliance with the recommendations of the Brazilian National School Feeding Program (PNAE).MethodsCross-sectional study that evaluated the school food supply to children from six-to-56 months old in child daycare centers, from February to September 2014, for two non-consecutive days, by means of direct individualized weighing of all meals prepared by the schools. Energy, macronutrients, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, vitamins A and C, and fiber were analyzed. Data were shown as median, interquartile range and compared to PNAE recommendation.ResultsWe found that 767 children participated in the study. In full-time care, only the supply of calcium and zinc to 6–11 months old met the minimal recommendations of PNAE, whilst for 1–3 years old children, only vitamin C and zinc reach that. In part-time care, none of the nutrients for children from 1-3 years met the minimum recommended by PNAE, whilst for children older than 3 years, only the supply of vitamin C met the recommendations.ConclusionThe current evaluation shows that the nutrient supply was insufficient to reach the desired PNAE's parameters in both, part- and full time. In order to promote an adequate nutritional status and healthy food consumption, the need for improvement of school nutrient supply is indisputable. Furthermore, this study points to the need for monitoring the quantity and quality of the food supplied by the school, to guarantee the food and nutritional safety of this population. School food nutritional composition is important to guarantee the feeding and nutritional health of the children who attend early education institutions. In this way, we aimed to evaluate the school feeding, about the supply of energy and nutrients of school meals and verify compliance with the recommendations of the Brazilian National School Feeding Program (PNAE). Cross-sectional study that evaluated the school food supply to children from six-to-56 months old in child daycare centers, from February to September 2014, for two non-consecutive days, by means of direct individualized weighing of all meals prepared by the schools. Energy, macronutrients, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, vitamins A and C, and fiber were analyzed. Data were shown as median, interquartile range and compared to PNAE recommendation. We found that 767 children participated in the study. In full-time care, only the supply of calcium and zinc to 6–11 months old met the minimal recommendations of PNAE, whilst for 1–3 years old children, only vitamin C and zinc reach that. In part-time care, none of the nutrients for children from 1-3 years met the minimum recommended by PNAE, whilst for children older than 3 years, only the supply of vitamin C met the recommendations. The current evaluation shows that the nutrient supply was insufficient to reach the desired PNAE's parameters in both, part- and full time. In order to promote an adequate nutritional status and healthy food consumption, the need for improvement of school nutrient supply is indisputable. Furthermore, this study points to the need for monitoring the quantity and quality of the food supplied by the school, to guarantee the food and nutritional safety of this population.

An Environmental and Nutritional Evaluation of School Food Menus in Bahia, Brazil That Contribute to Local Public Policy to Promote Sustainability.

Aimed at improving the quality of school meals, the Sustainable School Program (SSP) implemented low-carbon meals, twice a week, in 155 schools of 4 municipalities, reaching more than 32,000 students. This study evaluated the environmental impact and nutritional viability of this intervention for this population. The 15 most repeated meals from the conventional and sustainable menus were selected, and we considered the school age group and number of meals served per student/day. Nutritional information was calculated using validated food composition tables, nutritional adequacy was assessed using National School Feeding Program (PNAE) requirements, the level of processing was considered using NOVA classification, and greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) were estimated using food life cycle assessment (LCA) validated data. We found both conventional and sustainable food menus are equivalent, in terms of nutrients, except for calcium, iron, and magnesium. Sustainable food menus were cholesterol-free. However, there was a reduction of up to 17% in GHGE, depending on the school age group analysed. Considering the greater energy efficiency and lower environmental impact of these food menus, the SSP, therefore, demonstrates that a substantial reduction in climate impact is feasible, successful, and can be an inspiration to other regions globally.

PNAE (National School Feeding Program) and Its Events of Expansive Learnings at Municipal Level

The National School Feeding Program (PNAE for its acronym in Portuguese) is one of the largest food policies in the world, partially covering the daily needs of 44 billion students per year. In 2009, Law No. 11,947 established that at least 30% of the total financial transfer of PNAE was used in the purchase of foodstuff directly from family farming in the left-wing government of Lula. In practice, the rules allow public policy managers to choose between bidding or public call, provision by large agribusiness companies or by family farmers, and this is practiced in idiosyncratic ways by 5568 Brazilian municipalities. Each municipality organizes its own system. Therefore, the aim of this article is to analyze how the evolution of Law No. 11,947 promotes expansive learning in the Brazilian National School Feeding Program (NSFP-PNAE), located in the Western Amazon. As a theoretical framework, the Cultural–Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) and the Theory of Expansive Learning (TEL) were used. Qualitative research in an abductive reasoning was carried out, using a single and incorporated case study as its strategy. The study included 21 interviews, later analyzed by Content Analysis. The main contribution is the advance in solutions for societal needs, in terms of continuous collective collaboration, creating expansive learning, transformative or not, in both sides of productive systems and consumption, integrating family farmers and students by a healthy nutrition and feeding in the same system since 2009.

Nutritional content of food served to pupils in National School Feeding Programme (NSFP) in Kaura Local Government, Kaduna State Nigeria

Nutritious food maintains good health, cognitive development, and academic performance in children, necessitating Nigeria's National School Food Programme (NSFP). Despite the economic growth observed in developing countries, malnutrition and particularly under nutrition is still highly prevalent. Therefore, assessing the food quality of the NSFP in terms of the nutritional content of food is essential at ensuring that the objective of improving access to education of the programme is achieved. This study assessed the nutritional content of food (proximate analysis) of food distributed to pupils by the NSFP in Bauchi local government, Bauchi state Nigeria. The study was a descriptive cross-sectional study and a simple random technique was used involving 17 schools and 5 different meals were sampled. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency tables and percentages. The result revealed that beans were mostly consumed. 0.04%-0.3%, 71.66%-75.56%, 0.02%. -0.6%, 6.2%-10.1%, and 15.7%-19.2 % in carbohydrate, protein, lipid, ash and moisture respectively while the nutritional content of white rice ranged from 73.6%-78.22%, 0.02%-0.7%, 0.2%. -0.7% ,7.2%-9.1% and 13.7%-17.5% in carbohydrate, protein, lipid, ash and moisture respectively. Also, the nutritional content of yam and stew served ranged from 70.71%-75.14%, 0.02%-0.4%, 0.12%.-0.56%, 7.7%-10.2% and 14.6%-18.9 % in carbohydrate, protein, lipid, ash and moisture respectively while the nutritional content of jollof rice ranged from 72.24%-74.13%, 0.05%-0.06%, 0.2%.-0.56% ,8.0%-9.3% and 16.2%-19.5% in carbohydrate, protein, lipid, ash and moisture respectively and nutritional content of yam and oil ranged from 71.0%-85.3%, 0.02%-0.8%, 0.03%.-1.2% ,1.63%-11.0% and 9.0%-17.0% in carbohydrate, protein, lipid, ash and moisture respectively. Most of the meals are high in carbohydrates and moisture with low protein. On the contrary, the quality, quantity and low in protein diets are of great health concern if the consumption of the foods were not complemented.

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

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.

Influência de programas federais de alimentação sobre os indicadores antropométricos do estado nutricional de adolescentes

ABSTRACT Objective To assess the influence of federal feeding programs on the anthropometric indicators of nutritional status of adolescents from Federal Institutes. Methods Temporal analysis of the anthropometric data of students from the capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil (n=250), on admission in 2017 (baseline) and after one year, in 2018 (follow-up). Participation in student assistance programs, sociodemographic, anthropometric, dietary, and physical activity aspects were evaluated. The Split Plot ANOVA test was used to analyze height-for-age and body mass index-for-age as continuous variables (mean of z-score; variation in the mean of z-score between baseline and follow-up). Prevalence Ratio was used to analyze categorical variables: improvement in height-for-age (increase in z-score value between baseline and follow-up); improvement in body mass index-for-age (change in z-score towards zero between baseline and follow-up). Results There was a reduction in the height-for-age z-score (-0.173 to -0.350; p<0.001; eta=0.195), but this decline was smaller in the participants of both programs (from -0.249 to -0.357) compared to those not assisted by both simultaneously (from -0.149 to -0.345) (p=0.041). The improvement in height-for-age was positively associated with longer daily time spent at school and participation in the food program under the National Student Assistance Program. The improvement in body mass index-for-age was negatively associated with sex and positively with the number of people in the household. Conclusion The concomitant participation in the National School Feeding Program and in the National Student Assistance Program had a positive influence on the linear growth of students in situations of socioeconomic vulnerability.

Alimentação escolar nos Institutos Federais: caracterização e análise das aquisições de alimentos da agricultura familiar

ABSTRACT Objective The Federal Institutes of Education, Science, and Technology provide Basic Education and, thus, must execute the National School Feeding Program. The study aimed to characterize school feeding in these institutes, focusing on the purchase of food from family farming. Methods Cross-sectional study with Brazilian Federal Institutes that offer Basic Education courses. The characteristics of purchases from family farming in 2019 were analyzed, as well as the type of management of the school food service, the presence of a nutritionist in the unit acting as technical manager, and the presence of a canteen. Pearson’s chi-square test was used to analyze the association between the variables, adopting a statistical significance level of 5%. Results A total of 171 campuses, distributed in the five Brazilian regions, participated in the study. Among the participants in the survey, 35.1% did not offer any type of food to their students. The percentage of Federal Institutes that carried out acquisitions from family farming was 48%. The presence of a nutritionist was verified in 33.9% of the campuses and associated with food purchases from family farming. The type of food service management was shown to be related to the diversity of the purchases and the main categories of purchased foods. Conclusion The results demonstrate the importance of monitoring the school feeding policy at the federal level, being possible to characterize the school feeding in the Federal Institutes, also showing that more than half of the sample did not make purchases from family farming.

Supporting the Bidding Decisions of Smallholder Farmers in Public Calls in Brazil

In Brazil, the National School Feeding Program (PNAE) seeks to contribute to the socio-economic development of smallholder farmers, prioritizing them in supplying their products for preparing daily meals in public schools. However, farmers face challenges in determining which school calls to bid for and the potential benefits from their participation, due to the multiple quantitative and qualitative decision criteria involved. This paper presents a novel Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)-based method for bidding priority setting, to support the decision making. The model was applied for a case study in Brazil. The academic contribution lies in the innovation of using a Double-Frontier Slack-Based Measure (SBM) DEA model for Hierarchical Network systems, i.e., applied to multiple levels and followed by a tie-breaking method. The practical contribution lies in the decision support of farmers by presenting the results at three levels, the first of which is a ranking by the town or urban cluster priority, the second by the school, and the third by the products. Thus, using the rankings of calls, farmers can make informed decisions regarding the feasibility of bidding for each PNAE public call. At the same time, the objective rankings can alleviate friction and conflict within co-operatives during the decision-making process.

Predicting undernutrition among elementary schoolchildren in the Philippines using machine learning algorithms

ObjectivesThis study aimed to compare the accuracy of four machine-learning (ML) algorithms, using two classification schemes, to predict undernutrition based on individual and household risk factors. MethodsData on public-school children were collected from a rural province (310 children) and a highly urbanized city (308 children) in the Philippines using 24-h dietary recalls and a household socioeconomic and demographic survey. Children's nutritional risk was classified based on acceptable macronutrient distribution ranges (AMDRs) developed by the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and Philippine Dietary Reference Intakes (PDRIs). Four algorithms (random forest, support-vector machine, linear discriminant analysis, and logistic regression) predicted undernutrition in the sample, and their accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity were compared. Predictions were also compared with the national school feeding program's anthropometric classifications. ResultsThe prevalence of undernutrition was greater under NAM AMDRs (82.67%) compared with PDRI AMDRs (78.71%). Random forest was the most accurate ML algorithm (78.55%), able to predict undernutrition based on household expenditures, child and household age, food insecurity, and dietary diversity. Compared with anthropometric classification (213 children), AMDRs classified more children as at risk for inadequate dietary intake (477 children). ConclusionsThe random forest algorithm performed best in predicting undernutrition among Filipino elementary schoolchildren, although results could be improved with bootstrap aggregation. The AMDR classification shows potential for targeting feeding beneficiaries. However, local dietary culture should be considered in the development of nutrition interventions. Government use of big-data techniques such as ML must also address underrepresentation in health data collected from and accessible to poor populations or risk further marginalizing them.

Public Policies for Agricultural Diversification: Implications for Gender Equity

Gender equity is recognized as central to sustainable development, but women still face significant constraints in accessing and controlling productive resources important for agricultural livelihoods. Identifying mechanisms (e.g., policies and interventions) in agriculture that enhance women's empowerment—a critical aspect of gender equity—is of paramount importance for sustainable development. In this study, we investigate how Brazil's flagship targeted public food procurement program, the National School Feeding Program (PNAE), influences women's empowerment in southern Brazil. We conducted household surveys on farm characteristics and practices, women's empowerment (e.g., participation in farm decision-making and control over income), and women's participation in social movements, with farmers (n = 75) who do and do not participate in the PNAE. We found that women were more empowered in households participating in the PNAE, and that this empowerment was associated with diversified farming systems. When women had greater levels of participation in farm management decisions, agrobiodiversity and use of agroecological practices were higher. We also show that women's participation in agroecological social movements was associated with significantly higher empowerment (both in control over income and greater participation in decision-making). This study identifies targeted public food procurement as a promising policy instrument with potential to link cross-sectoral Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to sustainably increase food production (SDG 2), provide economic opportunities for small-scale farmers (SDG 1), and create an economic space that women in agriculture can more easily access (SDG 5).

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

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.

Desafíos y respuestas en la coordinación de políticas alimentarias en Brasil durante la pandemia de COVID-19

In Brazil, the National School Feeding Program (PNAE) and the Food Acquisition Program (PAA) are government procurement policies aimed at guaranteeing food security for family farmers and students. Using Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, as a case study, the purpose of this work was to explain the operation, coordination, and reorganization of these policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. A qualitative research methodology was used, based on the analysis of information obtained from interviews, specialized discussion forums, and a review of relevant documents, such as local and national guidelines. The results highlight the need to include crisis management strategies that are associated with the public policies studied and new regulatory frameworks to promote PAA-PNAE synergy.

1090The Brazilian farm-to-school regulatory policy: local governance correlates

Abstract Background We explored whether local governance tools related to participatory democracy were associated with a better implementation of a farm-to-school regulation, which states that 30% of procured foods for the Brazilian National School Feeding Program (BNSFP) must come from family farming. Methods Longitudinal study with data on federal transfers to all Brazilian municipalities (n = 5.570) for the BNSFP from 2011 to 2017. The outcome was the percentage of those transfers used to procure foods from family farming. Participatory democracy measures included the presence of sectoral school feeding program councils and adherence to the National Food and Nutrition Security System (NFNS). Models were adjusted for total federal transfers to support family farming; the importance of federal transfers to the local economy; changes in land coverage devoted to family farming; municipal gross domestic product, and population size. We employed year and municipality fixed-effect linear models with clustered standard errors at the state level. Results Procurement from family farming rose from 16.5% [95%CI 16.0,17.0] in 2011 to 32.2% [95%CI 31.0, 33.5] in 2017. The presence of local sectoral school feeding program councils and local adherence to the NFNS were associated with a greater increase in the percentage of foods procured from family farming. Conclusions Local participatory democracy was associated with a better implementation of the farm-to-school regulation in Brazil. Key message Local participatory democracy measures influenced the implementation of the Brazilian national farm-to-school regulation. Our findings can help inform similar policies in other countries.

Um panorama de 2015 a 2020 sobre as políticas públicas de incentivo à sustentabilidade na agricultura familiar no município de Dois Vizinhos-PR

A produção mais limpa, inclusão de jovens e mulheres no trabalho, incremento de renda e melhoria da qualidade de vida são alguns aspectos que podem ser estabelecidos no relacionamento do meio rural com a sustentabilidade. Nesse contexto, algumas políticas públicas adotadas no Brasil corroboram com o desenvolvimento sustentável e regional, pois incentivam programas que aquecem o comércio de produtos provenientes da agricultura familiar. Assim, este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar o Programa de Aquisição da Agricultura Familiar (PAA), o Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar (PNAE) e o Programa Nacional de Fortalecimento da Agricultura Familiar (Pronaf) Mulher e Jovem no município de Dois Vizinhos, Paraná, bem como a sua finalidade na potencialização da sustentabilidade rural. Para esse fim, a metodologia utilizada foi de abordagem quantitativa com análise de dados secundários - Banco de dados do Banco Central do Brasil, Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento e Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada – referentes, respectivamente, ao Pronaf Agroecologia, Jovem e Mulher, ao PAA e PNAE, nos períodos entre os anos de 2015 a 2020. Como resultado foi possível observar um significante decréscimo nos programas do PAA e PNAE ao longo dos anos, assim como baixo número de contratos realizados pelos Pronaf Agroecologia, Jovem e Mulher. Já no município estudado não houve realização de contratos nas modalidades do Pronaf que incentivam a sustentabilidade, nem registros de vínculos com o PAA. Tais dados evidenciam a fragilidade e necessidade de revisão, ajustes e, eventualmente, reformulação das políticas públicas para corresponderem às demandas da realidade, proporcionadas o fortalecimento da agricultura familiar e consequentemente o desenvolvimento local.