Soares Panmela, Martinelli Suellen Secchi, Davó-Blanes Mari Carmen, Fabri Rafaela Karen, Clemente-Gómez Vicente, Cavalli Suzi Barletto
Nutrition Post-Graduation Programme, Nutrition Department, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil.
Nutrition Department, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil.
Foods. 2021 Jul 10;10(7):1604. doi: 10.3390/foods10071604.
This study aims to explore and compare Brazilian public institutional food services' characteristics concerning the implementation of the government policy for the procurement of food from family farming (FF) and the opinions of food service managers on the benefits and difficulties of its implementation. We conducted a cross-sectional study employing an online questionnaire. The results were stratified by purchase. The Chi-square and Fisher's Exact tests were applied. Five hundred forty-one food services' managers participated in the study. Most claimed to buy food from FF, and this acquisition was more frequent among those working in institutions of municipalities <50,000 inhabitants, and educational and self-managed institutions. Those buying from FF developed more actions to promote healthy and sustainable food. Most recognized that the purchase could boost local farming and the economy and improve the institution's food. However, the managers believe that the productive capacity of FF, the lack of technical assistance to farmers, production seasonality, and the bureaucratic procurement process hinder this type of purchase. The self-management of food services and the small size of the municipality might be associated with implementing the direct purchase policy from FF, which can contribute to building healthier and more sustainable food systems. However, the lack of public management support and the weak productive fabric may pose an obstacle to its maintenance or dissemination. The strengthening and consolidation of these policies require more significant government investments in productive infrastructure for family farming.
本研究旨在探讨和比较巴西公共机构食品服务在实施政府家庭农业（FF）食品采购政策方面的特点，以及食品服务经理对其实施的益处和困难的看法。我们采用在线问卷进行了一项横断面研究。结果按采购情况进行分层。应用了卡方检验和费舍尔精确检验。541名食品服务经理参与了该研究。大多数人称从家庭农业采购食品，这种采购在居民人数<5万的城市机构、教育机构和自我管理机构中更为频繁。那些从家庭农业采购的机构开展了更多促进健康和可持续食品的行动。大多数人认识到这种采购可以促进当地农业和经济发展，并改善机构的食品状况。然而，经理们认为家庭农业的生产能力、缺乏对农民的技术援助、生产季节性以及官僚主义的采购流程阻碍了这种采购方式。食品服务的自我管理和城市规模较小可能与实施从家庭农业直接采购政策有关，这有助于构建更健康、更可持续的食品系统。然而，缺乏公共管理支持和薄弱的生产结构可能会对其维持或推广构成障碍。加强和巩固这些政策需要政府对家庭农业的生产基础设施进行更多投资。
