Uma avaliação da efetividade do mercado institucional do Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos no estado do RN na percepção dos beneficiários

Abstract

In Brazil, several programs have been created to fight hunger and strengthen family farming, most notably the Food Acquisition Program (PAA), an initiative of the federal government since 2003. In the state of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), the PAA plays a crucial role by benefiting family farmers through the direct purchase of food, boosting local production and promoting food security by supplying food from family farmers to people in vulnerable situations. In this context, this study evaluated the effectiveness of the Institutional Market of the Food Acquisition Program from the perspective of the beneficiary suppliers in the state of RN, based on criteria of efficacy and effectiveness. The applied research is descriptive and has a qualitative-quantitative approach. To collect data, documentary research, questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were carried out. The quantitative analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics, and the qualitative analysis focused on the content of the interviewees' answers, compared with the answers on the questionnaires and forms, and revealed that the program is effective, but there are still points that need to be improved to ensure the program's effectiveness in its entirety. Although it was not possible to present a representative and probabilistic sample in this study, it served as a proxy, demonstrating the need for future more comprehensive evaluations, involving a larger number of supplier beneficiaries.