Reflections on the operationalization of the PNAE in the State Schools of Passo Fundo-RS

Abstract

The National School Feeding Program (PNAE) is one of the largest and oldest school feeding programs in the world. Law nº 11.947/2009 determined the compulsory inclusion of family farming products in school feeding. The effectiveness of the PNAE depends on how the interaction of the actors that manage the program at the local level occurs. The objective of this work is to analyze the operationalization of the PNAE in the state schools of Passo Fundo in relation to the acquisitions of family agriculture. Family agriculture and institutional markets constituted the theoretical-conceptual basis for the analysis of results. It is an explanatory research, with qualitative approach of the data, collected through interviews. The state schools of Passo Fundo use school management, where each school administers school feeding resources. Between August 2014 and June 2016, state schools used the Unified Public Call, conducted by the 7th Regional Education Coordination, based on the individualized demands of schools, to purchase products from family agriculture. Until the middle of 2014 and from August of 2016 this type of acquisitions was made through Individual Public Calls. Among the conclusions of the study it was evidenced that the implementation of the Unified Public Calls qualified the operationalization of the PNAE in this municipality, facilitating the execution of the program for the schools, increasing the participation of the regional family agriculture.