Between The Potential of Local Transformation and The Barriers of The Food Acquisition Program in the City of Viçosa -MG

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Tamiris Cristhina Resende da
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Gava, Rodrigo, Cirino, Jader Fernandes, Silva, Edson Arlindo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Administração Pública e Gestão Social
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufv.br/apgs/article/view/4081
• topic: Política Pública; Agricultura Familiar; Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos

This paper sought to explore the barriers that prevent the family farmer has the opportunity to increase their income by joining in the Food Acquisition Program (PAA), bound the Zero Hunger Program of the Federal Government. It discusses the importance and development of public policies to strengthen them, because with only a quarter of the productive area of the country they produce about 40% of total food (IBGE, 2009), a value essential to maintain the gains that have reduced from 14.9% to 6.9% between 1990 and  2012, the percentage of undernourished people in the country (FAO, 2012). Based on the interviews, the qualitative approach brought the knowledge that the greatest barrier refers to the lack of management support, despite of beneficial technical support for production done by EMATER. Also there is duplicity of the opportunity to join the PAA and the National School Feeding Program. It expects to contribute to the management of PAA and encourage public policies to combat poverty and hunger.