Impactos do Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos (PAA) no território indígena Rio Pindaré

Abstract

The Food Acquisition Program (PAA) was established in 2003, in the context of the political agenda, which was characterized by the fight against hunger, which would later result in the institutionalization of the National Food and Nutritional Security System (Sisan), in 2006, and the National Food and Nutritional Security Policy (PNSAN), in 2010. The aim of the work was to analyze the impact caused by the Food Acquisition Program (PAA) in the Rio Pindaré Indigenous Territory, which includes the people of the Guajajara ethnic group, located in the city of Bom Jardim – MA, West Maranhense mesoregion, in the Pindaré Valley microregion, 275 km from the State Capital. Primary data was used through a semi-structured questionnaire and secondary data obtained through official bodies of the Federal Government. The total number of participating families was 40. The results showed a population with low education; 92% up to 60 years of age; with productive resources from agriculture and fishing; 85% of families receive social benefits; 52.5% live on less than the minimum wage. With participation in the PAA, at the end of the Program each family will be able to implement their income, on average, with R$ 14,705.00