Sustentabilidade na agricultura familiar: uma abordagem sobre o PNAE e as compras públicas sustentáveis

Abstract

The Brazilian public program for the school feeding has a great impact on the commodity chain, moving billions of reals per year. Of the total financial resources passed through the FNDE, the legislation requires that at least 30% should be used in the acquisition of foodstuffs, directly from family agriculture. The research aimed to analyze the process of sustainable public procurement for the schools feeding program, from the perspective of the sustainability of family farming in Francisco Beltrão-PR. A descriptive research taking a qualitative approach through field research. The instrument used for the data collection was the semistructured interview and for the analysis of data, the content analysis technique was used with the aid of the software Atlas ti version 8. The results found in this research evidenced the view of the managers of the school feeding program sector, whose are responsible for the elaboration of the school meals, and the family farmers’ views against the PNAE regulations. In this study, it was noted that government-spending power could act as an important instrument for sustainability and the importance of family farming as a strategic tool for recognition of thinking about a sustainable way for food production. As suggestions for future studies, it’s recommended to construct an instrument according to the authors Bertiol, et al. (2008) and Biderman, et al. (2008) identifying sustainable good practices with process analysis.