THE ACQUISITION OF FOODS FOR SCHOOL FEEDING IN MARAPANIM-PA

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Federal public policies for Family Agriculture (FA) have been important in promoting local development, especially in the Amazon. Among the food acquisition policies are the National Food Safety actions so that people have access to adequate food. The National School Feeding Program (NSFP) is a Federal Government program that aims to provide food for school meals from the production of FA. This research had as objective to raise the main obstacles to the acquisition of food for school feeding in the municipality of Marapanim-PA via NSFP. The research approach was qualitative and the case study methodology was used to analyze the material collected from bibliographical research, documentary, observation from on-site visits and interviews with key informants. It was verified that the municipality has been receiving the NSFP onlendings, however there was no supply of school meals from March to May 2017. The municipality has diversified agricultural production with potential to meet the NSFP demand, but there is no data systematization of agricultural production in the municipality to guide municipal programs and actions. The municipality's management does not act in an intersectoral way nor does it promote participatory actions to involve the subjects with potential interest in the NSFP. KEYWORDS: Family agriculture, Local development, Public policies.