O Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar, a Produção Animal Agroecológica e Agricultura Familiar: desafios para a assistência técnica e extensão rural

Abstract

The objective of this work was to address the National School Feeding Program (PNAE), aiming at characterizing the family farm food purchase program, the PNAE, and the challenges for the purchase of animal production from family farmers by this program, besides reflections from the Agroecology perspective. As methodology was used the literature review considering four thematic areas: I- The National School Feeding Program (PNAE); II- Family Agriculture; III- Agroecology and Family Agriculture and IV- Agroecological Animal Production. In addition, a group of rural technicians and extensionists were interviewed to investigate their perception of the challenges to the acquisition of livestock production of family farmers by the PNAE. It concludes that this topic provides a learning about the thematic, regarding the foods that are being taken to the schools, and how important it is to the food safety terms quality products. As these programs of food acquisition have benefited family farming, because with this the farmers can invest in their properties; another point that was well evidenced is the introduction of animals into family farming, the agroecological creation that have been making possible financial resources for these families. In addition to gaining knowledge about the programs developed by the federal government and how these have been transforming the reality of many farmers, rural entrepreneurs among others