Characterization and analysis of the supply network of the Brazilian national school feeding programme

Silva, Denise Boito Pereira da; Passador, João Luiz

doi:10.1080/09540962.2023.2174290

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“…There is a growing awareness of the power of institutional food services to promote sustainable food production and consumption through healthy food procurement strategies [1,2]. The direct purchase policy of family-farming food in the School Feeding Program can contribute to developing more sustainable agrifood systems by reducing poverty and social inequality [3,4], improving school meal quality [5][6][7], encouraging the incorporation of regional foods in school menus [8], diversifying family farm income sources [9] and increasing food security and nutrition [10][11][12].…”

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Benefits and Difficulties of Implementing Family-Farming Food Purchases in the Brazilian National School Feeding Program

Tuliende,

Martinelli,

Soares

et al. 2024

Int J Public Health

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Objectives: To explore the opinions of Brazilian National School Feeding Program (NSFP) nutritionists concerning the benefits and difficulties of implementing family-farming food purchases for the school feeding program.Methods: Exploratory and descriptive qualitative study conducted through the analysis of inductive content of open interviews carried out with technically responsible nutritionists of the School Feeding Program of 21 municipalities in Southern Brazil.Results: The qualitative analysis of the interviews resulted in 17 codes grouped into four categories that show the opinion of nutritionists on the benefits and difficulties of purchasing family-farming food: 1. increasing the visibility of rural areas and 2. improving the quality of food provided in school meals; 3. low product availability and 4. limited infrastructure for production and delivery.Conclusion: According to nutritionists, purchasing family-farming food in NSFP can increase the supply of healthy food in schools and stimulate rural development. However, efforts are needed to adjust institutional food demands for local food production and improve infrastructure for food production and distribution.

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