Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos
Food supply program, food aid and public procurement, which aims to fight hunger and poverty in Brazil. It was launched in 2003 to benefit family farmers, beneficiaries of land reform, indigenous and other traditional peoples and communities or rural family businesses with DAP (Declaration of Aptitude from PRONAF) and people living in food and nutrition insecurity and those attended by the social assistance network and the food and nutrition teams.
Country | Brazil |
Home | 2003 |
Classification | Abastecimiento de alimentos, Food Aid, Compras públicas |
FNS Dimension | Acceso, Disponibilidad |
Website | http://www.mda.gov.br/portal/saf/programas/paa |
Objectives | The main objective is to fight hunger and poverty in Brazil, for which the program uses marketing mechanisms that favor the direct purchase of products from family farmers or their organizations, stimulating processes that add value to production. |
Components and/or products | Program consisting of five modalities:
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Target population | Family farmers, beneficiaries of land reform, indigenous and other traditional peoples and communities or rural family businesses with DAP (Declaration of Aptitude PRONAF). Also, people living in food and nutrition insecurity and those assisted by the social welfare network and food and nutrition teams. |
Scope | Nacional |
Geographical coverage | Urbano y rural |
Beneficiaries | 2012: 190,718 family farmers |
Responsible organism | |
Executing organism | Grupo Gestor del PAA |
Related institutions | Secretaria de Agricultura Familiar Compañia Nacional de Abastecimiento |
Related national policies | |
Normative framework | Decreto N° 7.775; Reglamenta el art. 19 de la Ley n° 10.696, que instituye el Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos – PAA Decreto N° 6.959; Ley N° 12.512; Instituye el Programa de Apoio à Conservação Ambiental y el Programa de Fomento às Atividades Produtivas Rurais; altera las Leyes n° 10.696, 10.836 y 11.326. Resolución N° 46; Resolución N° 56; Resolución N° 59; Ordenanza MDA_REB N° 62; Subvención directa al productor extractor – SPDE. Ordenanza MDA_REB N° 29 |
Financial sources | Resources from the Ministry of Agrarian Development, the Ministry of Social Development in partnership with states, municipalities and the National Supply Campaign. |
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