If you thought about the benefits obtained by both public-school students and smallholder farmers with the acquisition of foodstuffs for school feeding, you are on the right track. With the regulation of the acquisition of goods from smallholder farming for the PNAE, the Programme signals to the market an acquisition option that is less aggressive to the environment, considering, thus, the socioeconomical issue as a focus during the supplier selection process.
Public purchases from smallholder farming: PAA and PNAE´s legislation, principles and applicability
Smallholder farming has obtained significant advancements over the years, thus being recognized by its contribution to sovereignty and food and nutrition security, becoming a strategic option in changing food consumption standards.
This acknowledgement is in the centre of a new policy generation for smallholder farming, which is expressed especially in institutional markets. In the scope of these markets there is innovation brought on by the Food Acquisition Programme (PAA) and the Brazilian National School Feeding Programme (PNAE).(NIEDERLE; FIALHO; CONTERATO, 2014)
