Transformative policies in Brazilian agri-food systems: An analysis of family farm procurement under the national school feeding program

IF 6 1区经济学 Q1 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY

Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-29 DOI:10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102856

Camila Veneo C. Fonseca , Yasmin Proença , Ivette Luna , Maria Sylvia M. Saes

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Abstract

Public procurement is a key policy tool for promoting more sustainable agri-food systems. In Brazil, the National School Feeding Program (PNAE) has played an important role in integrating family farmers into institutional markets, yet various factors affect their participation. This study investigates the most important factors influencing family farmers’ participation in public procurement under the PNAE. It examines three analytical dimensions: demographic characteristics, state capacities, and family farming features. Using logistic regressions and classification trees, the research finds that municipality density negatively impacts family farm procurement targets, while state capacities have positive effects. Agricultural characteristics such as the proportion of family farming establishments relative to all agricultural establishments, technical assistance, financing, and formalization also play significant roles. The findings underscore the importance of regional variables in Brazilian agricultural dynamics. By analyzing all Brazilian municipalities with both linear and nonlinear analytical techniques, this study contributes to understanding the effective implementation of the PNAE, providing valuable insights for researchers and public managers.

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巴西农业食品系统的变革政策：国家学校供餐计划下的家庭农场采购分析

公共采购是促进更可持续的农业粮食系统的关键政策工具。在巴西，国家学校供餐计划（PNAE）在将家庭农民纳入体制市场方面发挥了重要作用，但各种因素影响着他们的参与。本研究探讨家庭农民参与公共采购的最主要影响因素。它考察了三个分析维度：人口特征、国家能力和家庭农业特征。通过logistic回归和分类树分析，研究发现城市密度对家庭农场采购目标有负向影响，而国家能力有正向影响。农业特征，如家庭农业机构相对于所有农业机构的比例、技术援助、融资和正规化也起着重要作用。研究结果强调了巴西农业动态中区域变量的重要性。通过使用线性和非线性分析技术分析所有巴西城市，本研究有助于了解PNAE的有效实施，为研究人员和公共管理人员提供有价值的见解。

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来源期刊

Food Policy 管理科学-农业经济与政策

CiteScore

11.40

自引率

4.60%

发文量

128

审稿时长

62 days

期刊介绍： Food Policy is a multidisciplinary journal publishing original research and novel evidence on issues in the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of policies for the food sector in developing, transition, and advanced economies. Our main focus is on the economic and social aspect of food policy, and we prioritize empirical studies informing international food policy debates. Provided that articles make a clear and explicit contribution to food policy debates of international interest, we consider papers from any of the social sciences. Papers from other disciplines (e.g., law) will be considered only if they provide a key policy contribution, and are written in a style which is accessible to a social science readership.