A agricultura familiar e o Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar (PNAE): das mãos que cultivam para a refeição que alimenta

Abstract

The National School Feeding Program (PNAE) is one of the oldest public policies in Brazil, with more than 60 years of existence. However, in order to reach the position of program, it underwent significant changes in the search to meet nutritional food needs and contribute to the educational performance of students. The objective of this thesis is to analyze the effectiveness of the National School Feeding Program in the municipalities of the Third Special Education Management of Alagoas (3rd GEE). In accordance with this purpose, the following specific objectives were outlined: To characterize the process of formation and the natural, social and economic configuration of the municipalities of the 3rd GEE. To identify the obstacles faced for the insertion of farmers in the institutional market of the PNAE. Analyze the performance of intersectoriality and the School Feeding Council (CAE) with family farmers in the execution of the PNAE. To assess the extent to which the provision of school meals has contributed to the appreciation of culture, traditions and healthy eating habits. The study focuses on the following categories of analysis: public policy, family farming, and territory. As a spatial cutout for the execution of the research, the Municipal Education Network of the municipalities that make up the Third Special Management of Education of Alagoas was defined. From the methodological point of view, the following data collection instruments were used: bibliographic, documental research, field notebooks, photographic records, semi-structured interviews with the key informant technique for the acquisition of primary information The results point to the relevance of this public policy with the acquisition of food grown in the municipalities by farmers, which results in the food offered to students, composed of different foods essential to Food and Nutrition Security (FNS). However, in some municipalities it was possible to infer gaps in the execution of the PNAE, with regard to the integration of the sectors involved in the structure of the program. Therefore, it is concluded that this public policy is important for the generation of income for family farmers included in the program, especially, school feeding is fundamental for the FNS of students enrolled in the municipal school network, with the offer of adequate and healthy meals contributes to the fight against hunger and in the appreciation of food culture in the municipalities that make up the territory of the Third School Management of Alagoas.