Uso dos alimentos produzidos pela agricultura familiar para a alimentação escolar

Abstract

The National School Feeding Program (PNAE) is the oldest public food and nutrition security policy in Brazil and one of the largest school feeding programs in the world. The Program also supports sustainable development and encourages the purchase of food from Family Agriculture (AF) and rural family entrepreneurs, prioritizing local purchases, organic and/or agro ecological products and socio-biodiversity, and considering seasonality and local food culture. As of 2009, Law No. 11,947 determined that the Executing Entities used at least 30% of the resources transferred by the National Fund for the Development of Education in the purchase of food from Family Farming. This work aimed to: Know the use of food produced by family farming in school lunches through the National School Feeding Program. As a methodology, it was an exploratory research, developed from the bibliographical review, the approach is qualitative and from the reading of scientific articles published in the last 10 (ten) years. The results found converge to the fact that the incentive to purchase products from family farming favors the inclusion of regional foods, both fresh vegetables and fruits and processed and/or processed foods. It is considered that the appreciation of regional eating habits goes beyond the purchase of food from family farming, requiring menu planning that considers traditions in the use of food in preparations