Programas de compras governamentais e o fortalecimento do sistema agroalimentar do município de Cuité/PB.

Abstract

Government purchase programs for family agriculture, the Food Acquisition Program (FAP) and the National School Feeding Program (NSFP) are important channels for the production of small farmers, since they facilitate commercialization, dispensing bureaucratic and bureaucratic food purchase. The FAP and NSFP contribute to the encouragement of family farming and access a healthy diet for the public target, food and nutritional insecure people and students in the public school system. In this sense, the objective of this study is analyzing the impact of the FAP and the NSFP in strengthening of the agrifood system IN the city of Cuité / PB, as well as to analyze the conditions of the operation of these programs and from the perception of the managers and farmers interviewed. It is a cross-sectional descriptive study, whose study population was from farmers who participate or had already participated in these programs, as well as the city agro-ecological fair, besides the managers of the programs. Semi-structured interviews were authorized through the Informed Consent Term (ICT). The results were similar in both programs, it was observed that most of the interviewees produce on their own land, use exclusively family labor, self-consumption of produced food and other marketing channels, besides the agro-ecological fair and programs studied. However, it is noteworthy that the FAP is not currently functioning in the city. It was also noted that, from the perspective of farmers, there is insufficient technical assistance. Regarding the impact of the programs, there were positive results in the production, marketing and quality of life of farmers in both programs. Based on the perception of the managers, both recognize the importance of the programs for the city, but highlighted some points that hinder the execution of the programs. In the case of the FAP, the budget cuts and the difficulty of organization in receiving and in NSFP, the difficulty of articulation with other sectors and in transport logistics. In a global evaluation, the majority of the farmers evaluated the programs as good/good and emphasized the advantages of income supplementation and fixed marketing. However, some disadvantages were pointed out, such as low prices, organizational difficulties to participate in programs and low Software. In this way, it can be concluded that, despite the disadvantages, the programs contribute to the incentive of family agriculture as well as strengthening of the local agrifood system. However, it is necessary to continue to make progress in the flexibility of the farmer's participation in the program, in order to facilitate the insertion of this program in this important commercial means of income generation.