Intervening factors in local food acquisition from family farming for the school feeding program

School feeding in Brazil faces implementation challenges and is structured around the National School Feeding Program, which runs in all municipalities. Thus, this study aims to identify different local administrative, political, and institutional responses adopted at the local level with federal re...

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Authors: Pereira Silva, Sandro, Bastian, Lillian, Alves, Fabio, Arbex Valadares, Alexandre
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2023
Country:Brasil
Institution:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repository:Cadernos Gestão Pública e Cidadania (Online)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/85275
Online Access:https://periodicos.fgv.br/cgpc/article/view/85275
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:alimentação escolar
agricultura familiar
gestão pública
federalismo
desenvolvimento local
school feeding
family farming
public administration
federalism
local development
alimentación escolar
gestión pública
desarrollo local
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Summary:School feeding in Brazil faces implementation challenges and is structured around the National School Feeding Program, which runs in all municipalities. Thus, this study aims to identify different local administrative, political, and institutional responses adopted at the local level with federal resources transferred to purchase foodfrom family farming, according to law 11947/2009. The research explored the case of two municipalities of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais that, despite having similar geographic characteristics, record different performances in complying with the legislation. The cases analyzed express a set of methods aimed at understanding thedynamics surrounding the state in action, demonstrating concrete aspects of the challenges and potentials associated with the insertion of this public in institutional markets.