O programa nacional de alimentação escolar (PNAE) sob a perspectiva dos agricultores: um estudo no município de Panambi (RS)

Abstract

The National Program of School Feeding (PNAE) is a form of institutional purchase of food that provides healthy food to the school community, contributes to diversify and improve the income of family farmers involved in the program. The general objective of the research is to analyze the contributions of the National School Feeding Program (PNAE) to the family farmers of the city of Panambi-RS that commercialize in the program. This is a qualitative study, in which a semi-structured research script was used based on open questions. Thirteen family farmers who provide products to the program were interviewed in October 2018. Among the results, it should be noted that PNAE is of significant importance in terms of income supplementation, improvement of the quality of life of the farmers, incentive for the young to remain in the field and to succeed, even in small rural properties that do not beyond a rural module and the appreciation of rural properties. Among the difficulties are the monetary value of the DAP and the road conditions, especially on rainy days, which make it difficult to handle deliveries. In general, it can be understood the importance of public policies for the strengthening of local production.