O PNAE no município de Campina Grande (PB)

Abstract

The National School Feeding Programme (PNAE) developed in Brazil is one of the largest in Latin America, serving millions of students throughout Brazil. The program works i n the country since 1955 and has been modified over the years in order to promote food security and nutrition of school and local development through the strengthening of family farming. Since 2009, Federal Law 11,947 provides for the minimum investment of 30% of the financial resources of the program to purchase food from family farmers, thereby promoting economic and social development of this category. This qualitative research aims to analyze the process of commercialization of family agriculture products to the PNAE in EMEF Dr. Chateubriand; EMEF Gracita Melo and EMEF Almeida Barreto, with the specific objectives; check how is the process of acquiring the products to those schools; identify the main social actors involved in the management of PNAE and present what are the main marketing difficulties. This city was chosen to have their school lunch decentralized and educated way, unlike other municipalities. The National School Meal Program is presented through a literature review, displaying its objectives, principles, its history over the years and its operation, as well as its improvement in this historical process, and the actors involved in the "institutional market" of the County. The methodology used in qualitative research was semi structured interview and field observation made possible to analyze the implications in implementing the program. According to the data obtained in the research to Law No. 11.947 / 2009 is met in relation to the 30% intended for encouragement of family farming, however, a lot must be improved so that the objectives of PNAE advance.