The PNAE (National School Feeding Program) activity system and its mediations

Abstract

The National School Feeding Program (PNAE—Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar) is a Brazilian policy that attends to 44 billion students per year, distributed in 5,568 municipalities, providing school meals to public school students. Law No. 11,947 establishes a minimum percentage of 30% to purchase foodstuffs directly from family farming. In addition to the general rules, it is possible to create specific rules for the operationalization of the program; therefore, this paper aims to characterize the dynamic process of the relationships and actions of social agents involved through the Activity System generated by Law No. 11,947 of 2009 in the municipality of Porto Velho in the state of Rondônia, located in the western Amazon. As a theoretical framework, cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT) and mediated action theory (MAT) were used. To achieve the objective, qualitative research and abductive reasoning were adopted, using a unique and incorporated case study as a strategy. In all, 49 interviews were conducted and analyzed using content analysis. The extent of the influenced community and the different realities to which the actors are exposed were verified.

Public policies strengthen the relationship between family farming and food security in Brazilian schools – A case study of Paraíba state

“…PNAE is the Brazilian national school feeding program that originated in the 1930s decade ( Table 1 ). PNAE falls into the political policies of income redistribution because children from less privileged social groups obtain meals while they are enrolled in public schools [ 22 , 23 ]. This program is a reference model that inspired similar programs in other countries, for example, the Food for Peace funded by the ( ), the Food Program for Development serving the populations in poverty and feeding school-age children, and the Program Food World from the United Nations for Food and Agriculture (FAO/UN) [ [24] , [25] , [26] ].…”

National School Feeding Program (PNAE): A Public Policy That Promotes a Learning Framework and a More Sustainable Food System in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

“…Act 11,947 [16] of 16 June 2009 was the result of an intersectoral process within the federal government and the participation of civil society through the National Council for Food and Nutritional Security (Conselho Nacional de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional-CONSEA) [41], in addition to efforts at union mobilizations such as Grito da Terra Brasil [42][43][44].…”