Programa de aquisição de alimeno: o caso do PAA-leite no município de Quixeramobim/Ceará

Abstract

This study evaluates the impact of PAA - Milk in the country of Quixeramobim-CE, on socioeconomic conditions of farmers benefited by the program. Concerning data were obtained from a field survey in January, 2011, in the city of Quixeramobim. As analysis were used: tabular analysis, graphical and descriptive, the Student t test and Kruskal-Wallis test for comparison of means and proportions, respectively. In the analysis of the quality of life of respondents appealed to the calculation of the Quality of Life Index (QLI) and the beneficiaries do not benefit. As main results, it was found that the main occupation of respondents is agriculture. Hand labor is used most often by the respondents familiar. The distribution of the annual income of the recipients showed compared with that of non-beneficiaries in agricultural activities with greater representation in livestock income. The IQV the benefit is high and the benefit is not average. The largest contributions come from the IQV housing and durable goods conditions, and lower results of sanitary conditions. By doing the analysis before and after the program found that the PAA - Milk has increased the purchasing power of beneficiaries, thereby contributing to improved quality of life.