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2 DIAGNOSTIC IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM Food security in private households, by household situation Brasil Food security Low nutritional insecurity Moderate nutritional insecurity High nutritional insecurity Fonte: IBGE, PNAD-2004

3 DIAGNOSTIC IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM Food security in private households, by region Brasil Food security Low nutritional insecurity Moderate nutritional insecurity High nutritional insecurity Fonte: IBGE, PNAD-2004

4 Goals: guarantee access to food products in the quantity, quality and frequency needed for individuals in condition of food and nutritional insecurity; promote social inclusion in rural areas by strengthening the family agriculture. It allows the purchase of the goods produced by family farmers up to R$ 3, per family per year. In the modality Milk, the limit is R$ 7, per semester. Legal yardstick: The Food Acquisition Programme was created by article 10 of Law n.º , of July 2 nd 2003, and it is one of Zero Hunger s actions

5 Programme s Goals To foster family agriculture, including actions related to the storage of goods and distribution of agricultural products for people in conditions of food and nutritional insecurity (Law n.º ) Focus: MDS: Purchase food products to be delivered to people in conditions of food and nutritional insecurity.

6 MEC/FNDE MDA/INCRA MDS MPOG MF CONAB/MAPA PAA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ENTITIES MUNICIPALITIES COUNCILS / SOCIAL CONTROL STATES ORGANIZATIONS OF FAMILY AGRICULTURE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE ENTITIES

7 LEGAL BASE Created by: Law n.º , of July 2 nd of 2003 (Art. 19); Regulation: Decree 4.772, of 02/07/2003, replaced by Decree 5.873, of 16/08/2006, replaced by Decree 6.447, of 07/05/2008. Steering Committee Resolutions (30 resolutions). From 2003 until August Establishment of the CPR - Law nº 8.929, of 22/08/1994 Definition of Family Agriculture: Law /2006, 24/07/2006 Administrative Order MDA nº 111, of 20/11/2003 and Resolution nº de ; Definition of traditional communities: Decree nº 6.040, of 07/02/2007 Administrative Order of Classification and Sanitary Legislation; Conab Operations Manual MOC.

8 The Steering Committee Coordination: Ministry of Social Development and Fight Against Hunger Food Acquisition Programme Responsibilities: Defining the methodology, prioritizing regions and conditions of donation and sales. Operational measures, requesting reports to the organizations involved, identifying complementary resources, courses, supporting other actions related to acquiring the products, aiming to strengthen the family agriculture and the land reform settlements. 1. Ministry of Social Development 2. Ministry for Agrarian Development 3. Ministry of Agriculture 4. Ministry of Finance 5. Ministry of Planning 6. Ministry of Education Decree 6.447, de 07/05/2008

9 The Programme s Beneficiaries Consumers people in condition of food and nutritional insecurity to whom the products acquired are donated. Producers - the family farmers, quilombolas (communities of remaining traditional settlements of African descendents), families affected by barriers, rural workers without land and in temporary settlements(*), indigenous communities, preferably organized in cooperatives, associations or informal groups. (*) Defined according to Administrative Order MDA nº. 111, de 20/11/03 (**)Those who fit in PRONAF, according to chapter 10, section 2 of the Rural Credit Manual, who have a Declaration of Aptitude to PRONAF - DAP

10 Modalities Table MODALITY OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONING SOURCE OF FUNDS EXECUTOR WAY OF ACCESS Direct Purchase Purchase locations. At decreasing prices or due to the fulfillment of demands from people in conditions of food and nutritional insecurity. Playing an important role at the regulation of prices. MDS and MDA CONAB Individual Family Agriculture Stocking Instruments to support trade. It makes financial resources available. The organization acquires the production from family farmers and their partners and it stores the goods to be commercialized later on, in more favourable conditions. MDS and MDA CONAB Cooperative e Association Simultaneous Purchase and Donation To purchase agricultural goods produced by the family farmers and donate such products to entities in the social assistance network. MDS CONAB, States and Municipalities Individual, Cooperative, Association. Incentive to Production and Consumption of Milk Milk Programme To provide milk for families in conditions of food and nutritional insecurity and to foster family production. MDS Northeastern States and MG (north) Individual, Cooperative, Association Food Acquisition for supplying school meals To acquire the production from family farmers (according to the standards and regulations of the Food Acquisition Programme) and distribute such products so they can be destined to the school meals. MEC PNAE FNDE, State and Municipalities Family Agriculture Organizations

11 Producers 1º Quilombolas, indigenous communities and rural workers without land and in temporary settlements; 2º Producers in PRONAF s B group; 3º Producers in PRONAF s A group; 4º Produtcers in PRONAF s A/C group; 5º Family farmers. Entities Food Acquisition Programme Beneficiaries Order of Priority Preferably lacking resources and food products; Who offer continuous meals at no cost.

12 Beneficiary Entities The beneficiary entity will participate in the products selection process through a Participation Proposal, considering: Entity s profile: type and number of meals per day, special dietary, days of the week, kind of assistance, income sources, etc. Beneficiaries profile: number of people, gender, age, traditional communities, etc.

13 Examples of beneficiary entities Family Homes Community Associations Day Care Convenience Centres for the Elderly Association of Support for Persons with Cancer Chemical Dependants Rehabilitation Centre State and Local Public Schools Community Kitchens Popular Restaurants Food Bank

14 PAA - Milk modality operation I Milk produced by small family farmers III Milk distribution for people in situation of food and nutritional insecurity II Milk pasteurization by certified companies

15 Resources applied by MDA/MDS 2003 to 2008 Fonte: SESAN/MDS/MDA

16 PAA (Anual Base) Farmers People Assisted * ,3 millions Since the beginning of the Programme, 1,215,033 thousand tons of food products were acquired through 435,528 operations of purchase from the family farmers; In average, 87,000 family farmers and 25,000 entities who assist people in situation of food and nutritional insecurity participated in the programme. The Programme is present in about 2.6 Brazilian municipalities. Milk Acquisition and Distribution: Up until June 2008, approximately R$ 744,7 millions have been invested in the purchase of milk from 29,000 family farmers. Every day, 700,000 people in 1,228 municipalities, are benefited by the distribution of milk. Fonte: CONAB, Estados e Municípios conveniados.

17 Food Acquisition Programme s Execution Fonte: CONAB, Estados e Municípios conveniados.

18 Thank you! MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER NATIONAL SECRETARIAT OF FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SECURITY Esplanada dos Ministérios Bloco C Sala Brasília, DF Brasil /1119/1120

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