EFFECTS OF THE FOOD ACQUISITION PROGRAM – PAA, IN THE STATE OF ALAGOAS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF RURAL TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT (Atena Editora)

Abstract

The family farmer is part of a social category that plays an important role in food production, however, he faces difficulties regarding the flow of his production and access to markets. This way, the creation of the Food Acquisition Program – PAA becomes essential for the productive inclusion of family farming, while at the same time promoting food and nutritional security in the context of rural development in the territory. The object of study of this thesis seeks to identify the PAA as a program to combat hunger and strengthen family farming, considering access to markets and guaranteeing income, settlement in the countryside and autonomy. From this perspective, the Purchase with Simultaneous Donation Modality - CDS, enables the distribution of food to the neediest represented in entities receiving social assistance networks, causing a considered social and territorial impact, helping to reduce hunger and poverty in Alagoas, following the example of the Territory of wild regions of Alagoas. The main objective of the thesis was to analyze the PAA from the perspective of rural territorial development and its effects in the state of Alagoas. For practical purposes, two municipalities in the Wild regions Alagoas Territory (``Palmeira dos Índios`` and Arapiraca) were selected and we sought to understand the actions of the PAA in terms of their territorial and social reach. The research is empirical-analytical in nature, evaluating qualitative and quantitative data that were collected in public bodies, bibliographical survey in response to the theme of territorial policies and the PAA itself. Currently, the PAA is led by the action of states and municipalities that are still more dependent on federal resources, in search of overcoming and maintaining the program in contradiction to the resource cuts that generated a crisis in it. The resistance of these institutional entities comes from the importance of maintaining the PAA due to its social importance in combating hunger and poverty.