Análise da agricultura familiar no estado de Mato Grosso via compra institucional do Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos – PAA, nos anos 2016-2020

Abstract

The present work aims to analyze the implementation of the PAA - Food Acquisition Program in family farming in terms of the amount of resources allocated in the states of Brazil and in the Mato Grosso region from 2016 to 2020. The methodology used is descriptiveanalytical, based on secondary data from CONAB - National Supply Company, regarding the total volume of resources made available by the federal government for the acquisition of PAA products, the number of supplier and consumer farmers, the quantity of municipalities, the number of supplier organizations, the volume of food produced, and the number of receiving unit beneficiaries. The data were tabulated using spreadsheets. The results indicate that the marketing space influences the purchase of the product. It is observed that a reduction in the amounts of PAA modalities by CONAB results in a reduction in the number of beneficiaries (suppliers and consumers). However, when there are Public Policies providing access to institutional markets through support programs such as PAA, it enables the State's purchasing power in family farming to allow farmers and their productive organizations (cooperatives and associations) to access the market. From this perspective, it strengthens the marketing of surplus production and ultimately promotes social inclusion.