Pnae e agricultura familiar: análise do desempenho dos municípios cearenses na execução dos recursos

Abstract

Public procurement of food from family farming for school feeding is relevant for sustainable development. This perspective has been called Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF). In Brazil, at least 30% of the resources of the National School Feeding Program (PNAE) transferred to federative entities must be allocated to the purchase of food from family farming. This study aimed to analyze the performance of municipalities in Ceará in the execution of these resources. Public data on such purchases for the period 2011 to 2017 was used. Through descriptive statistics and cluster analysis, it was found that municipalities have been improving their performance. However, only seven municipalities were consistent in purchasing at least 30%. The Metropolitan Mesoregion of Fortaleza had the lowest average performance in the period, while the Centro-Sul region had the highest. Four clusters of municipalities were identified that differ in terms of the behavior of the annual average of purchases in the period analyzed. The spatial distribution of these clusters indicated well-distributed heterogeneity throughout Ceará. Actions on both the demand and supply side are required to implement the policy.