A agricultura familiar e o Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar – PNAE: uma análise na Associação Comunitária dos Povoados de Tapera e do Corta Jaca no Município de Cruz das Almas-Ba

Abstract

The Family Farming is able to generate from your work and diversification of productive activity a differential in the production of food, essential for food assurance of the population. The PNAE, while institutional market represents a huge achievement for the family farm, when it comes to public procurement initiatives, creating management mechanisms through the direct purchase of organized and registered family farmer, democratizing the public purchases and boosting the local economy. The goal is to study from, identify the potential of the National School Feeding Programme - PNAE. Specificallyidentifying the positive points in the insertion of farmers in settlements of Tapera and cuts in Jaca PNAE; highlight how there is the strengthening of family farming with the insertion of PNAE in the Community Association of Towns of Tapera and Corta Jaca; raise what are the main difficulties faced by the farmers for their participation in the program and availability of its products. Methodologically a case study was carried out through field research. For data collection were used semi-structured interviews. The study was conducted through a qualitative approac. The survey results showed that the PNAE contributes positively to the success of farmers, it enabled increased income, improvement in the living conditions of those involved, encourages their participation in the association, as well as incentive for farmers to produce, above all, by the certainty of marketing, and therefore income. It was concluded therefore that the PNAE as an income supplement program, although it has some bottlenecks, such as logistics, brings several benefits for farmers. If necessary, however, the biggest incentive of the municipal public administration, as well as access to technical assistance and social organization.