Institutional markets and Peace building territories in Colombia

Abstract

This work makes part of the research Transbrasil financed by CNPq which analyzed different strategies of dissemination in Latin America and the Caribbean of Brazilian models of public policies for agricultural families allowing to study different public policies in differents scenes, including public procurement policies in Colombia. Particularly the discussion in this paper, the punctual markets insertion initiatives and strengthening the safety of feeding, promoting incentives for the reconstruction of territories affected by war. This is the case of Granada, a town in Colombia, pioneer in the matter of feeding strategies and nutrition (SAN), remarking that, an agreement in 2006 to stablish a workshop about SAN (agreement 35 of may the 14th of 2006). Since that year, they have strategies directed to acquire food from family farmers (specially from those who have suffered the consequences of war) making part of the strategy of the United Nations for Refugees/Administrative Department system of prevention, Attention and disaster recovery in the Municipal Development 2012-2015. For public managers of the municipality of Granada purchase products from family farming is a way to boost the local economy and at the same time advance in the construction of a territory of peace.