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| Author(s): |
Flavia Schwartzman
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP/CIR) |
| Defense date: | 2015-03-27 |
| Examining board members: |
Betzabeth Slater Villar;
Inês Rugani Ribeiro de Castro;
Patrícia Constante Jaime;
Hillegonda Maria Dutilh Novaes;
Elke Stedefeldt
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| Advisor: | Betzabeth Slater Villar; Claudia Maria Bógus |
| Abstract | |
Introduction - Since 2009, legislation of the National School Feeding Program (PNAE, for its initials in Portuguese) states that out of the total financial resources allocated by the federal government to the states and municipalities for school feeding, at least 30 per cent must be used to purchase products directly from family farming. Objectives To describe the main characteristics of the direct sales from family farming to PNAE in municipalities of São Paulo state and the changes related to production, marketing and farmers´ income that may have occurred after the beginning of the sales up to 2012. Methods To better understand the linkage between PNAE and family farming, a logic model of this initiative was developed. Key actors who participated in the drafting of the legislation were interviewed. For characterirization of the sales and the changes, interviews were carried out, in 2012, with 110 farmers who sold directly to PNAE in 16 municipalities of São Paulo state. Results The majority of the farmers began selling to PNAE in 2011, was male (75.4 per cent ), between 41 and 60 years (57.3 per cent ) and sold through an association or cooperative (81,8 per cent ). The majority of the sales consisted of a wide variety of fresh produce. All or part of the production of 42 per cent farmers was organic, but only four of them (8.7 per cent ) were certified; 64 per cent of farmers had not been contacted by the program´s nutritionist for identification of their production; 65 per cent did not receive support from the nutritionist during the sale process; 54 per cent received support from some institution of agriculture; to 44 per cent of the farmers, the price paid by PNAE was higher than other markets. After starting selling to PNAE, 76 per cent had their income increased; 34.6 per cent began to produce new products; the majority reported increases in the amount produced (63.6 per cent ) and in the cropland (55 per cent ); about a third (36.4 per cent ) changed the way of planning the production; slightly more than half (52.7 per cent ) started using more techniques and/or agricultural inputs, and 40.9 per cent reported having invested more in infraestructure. Conclusion - The results showed that the linkage between PNAE and family farming allowed the marketing of fresh and healthy products for the schools and may have contributed with positive changes in the production and marketing, as well as to the increase of farmers\' income. However, in order to maximize results, there is a need to strenghten the support to farmers by the nutritionists and institutions of technical assistance at local level. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/07612-6 - Evaluation of the implementation process and the possible effects of the local procurement directly from the family farming for the National School Feeding Program (PNAE) |
| Grantee: | Flavia Schwartzman |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |