Efeitos do Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos - PAA, no Estado de Alagoas na perspectiva do Desenvolvimento Territorial Rural
Efeitos do Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos - PAA, no Estado de Alagoas na perspectiva do Desenvolvimento Territorial Rural
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DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1982330102
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Palavras-chave: agricultura familiar; desenvolvimento territorial rural; fome; políticas públicas; segurança alimentar
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Keywords: family farming; rural territorial development; hunger; public policy; food safety
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Abstract: Family farmer is a part of social category that plays an important role in food production, however, he/she faces difficulties regarding the flow of his production and access to markets. Therefore, the creation of The Food Purchase Programme – PAA (in its Portuguese abbreviation) becomes essential for the inclusion of family farming, while promoting food and nutritional security in the context of rural development in the territory. The object of study of this thesis seeks to point out the PAA as a program to combat hunger and strengthen family farming whereas access to markets and guaranteeing income, achievement in the countryside and autonomy. In view of this, Purchase for Simultaneous Donations – CDS (in its Portuguese abbreviation) enables the distribution of food to the most needy represented in receiving entities of social assistance networks, causing a considered social and territorial impact, helping to reduce hunger and poverty in Alagoas like the Agreste Territory of Alagoas its main purpose was to analyze the PAA in terms of rural territorial development and its effects on the state of Alagoas. As a practical matter, two municipalities in the Territory of Agreste area of Alagoas (Palmeira dos Indios and Arapiraca) were selected and an attempt was made to understand the actions of the PAA regarding their territorial and social scope. The research is empirical-analytical character appraising quali-quantitative data that were collected in public bodies, bibliographic survey in response to the theme of territorial policies and the PAA itself. Currently, the PAA is led by the actions of states and municipalities that are even more dependent on federal resources in search of overcoming and maintaining the program in contradiction to the cuts in resources that generated a crisis in the program. The institutional reinforced resistance comes from the importance of maintaining the PAA due to its social importance in the combat against hunger and poverty.
- Antonio Marcos Pontes de Moura