Mudanças socioeconômicas através do programa de aquisição de alimentos na comunidade Península do Cavernoso em Candói - PR

Abstract

There more than a decade, the Food Acquisition Programme, here called PAA, as a government public policy complementary to “PRONAF” and the “Zero Hunger Program”, aims to encourage family agriculture, foment rural development, to promote the food safety and nutritional and combating poverty and social vulnerability in the country. The changes promoted by this policy can be realized in several researches, legitimizing the importance of the program. In this sense, this research aimed to analyze the socioeconomic changes of farmers benefited by the PAA in “Península do Cavernoso” community in the county of Candói-PR. As well as, to analyze the dynamics developed by these farmers, associated to execution of the program. To do this, we used a literature review on the theme, a documentary analysis based on secondary data on the implementation of the PAA in the community and a field research through interviews with family farmers. In the field research, was chosen by a time frame between 2010 until 2013. In this way, it is a parallel between those years in order to realize the changes that the PAA brought for farmers, their property and for the community. The choice of interviewees gave up from data available on the National Supply Company site – “Conab”. In this way, were interviewed twelve farmers. His arguments, comments, complaints, suggestions, information, etc., are summarized in a descriptive manner, graphs and tables. It also approached the situation of paralysis of “PAA” projects in mid of 2013, caused from the named “Agrofantasma Operation” Prosecutor's Office and the Federal Police, and its impact on the lives of farmers and their properties. In summary, the results obtained in the research confirmed the initial hypotheses, ie, the “PAA” is a public policy of strengthening family farming and local rural development. As well as, it is also a diversification tool production, income assurance and quality life for farmers and their families in “Península Cavernoso” community.