Family Farming Cooperatives and Associations and the Institutional Market Created by the National School Feeding Program (PNAE) in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Isabela Renó Jorge Moreira, Alair Ferreira de Freitas (), Almiro Alves Júnior, Alan Ferreira de Freitas, Joyce Santana Bernardo and Suany Machado da Silva
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Isabela Renó Jorge Moreira: Department of Rural Economics, Federal University of Viçosa, Campus UFV, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil
Alair Ferreira de Freitas: Department of Rural Economics, Federal University of Viçosa, Campus UFV, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil
Almiro Alves Júnior: Department of Rural Economics, Federal University of Viçosa, Campus UFV, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil
Alan Ferreira de Freitas: Department of Administration and Accounting, Federal University of Viçosa, Campus UFV, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil
Joyce Santana Bernardo: Department of Administration and Accounting, Federal University of Viçosa, Campus UFV, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil
Suany Machado da Silva: Department of Rural Economics, Federal University of Viçosa, Campus UFV, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-22

Abstract: The objective of this work is to analyze the trajectory and role assumed by the collective organizations of family agriculture, Cooperatives and Associations, in the construction and supply of food for the institutional market built from the National School Feeding Program (PNAE) in the five most important municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais/Brazil. This approach is justified by the need to remedy theoretical gaps in the insertion of cooperatives, which serve as instruments to guarantee food and nutrition security and also as a crucial actor in the construction of food markets. For this, it is necessary to investigate how these organizations were constituted, how they are organized, which actors are involved, and what their role is in the implementation of the public food purchase policy. Methodologically, it is a multiple case study, with a qualitative approach and descriptive character. For data collection, semi-structured interviews were applied in the five most populous municipalities in Minas Gerais, based on two scripts aimed at representatives of family farming organizations and members of the Public Administration who work directly with the management of the PNAE. The research results corroborate the recommendation that the Brazilian State should support the collective organization of farmers and strengthen the promotion of associativism and cooperativism in family farming, providing instruments for the development of social and economic organizations as well as expanding and strengthening government food purchase programs, since they help boost social capital in the countryside and generate income for family farmers.

Keywords: cooperativism; associativism; PNAE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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