This thesis focuses on Canadian consumers concerns and attitudes towards healthy eating. The analysis is based on two years (2007 and 2008) of the Nielsen Health and Wellness survey data (Nielsen, 2008) and Nielsen Homescan household food purchase data. These datasets are used to investigate, first participating Canadian consumers stated food and health behaviour, and second the actual revealed meat purchase patterns of the same households. The results from logistical regression models show how differences in social-demographic factors and food behaviours affect consumers’ health and dietary concerns. Significant variables are gender, age, family lifestyle, changing eating habits towards a healthier lifestyle, and information from products’ Nutrition Facts Tables. These variables are key factors that increase the probability of Canadians being more concerned about their future health, healthy eating, as well as obesity in their household. In the second analysis, meat purchase patterns across survey participants with varying stated levels of health and dietary concerns are investigated using descriptive data analysis. Although the first part of analysis suggested that consumers are getting more knowledgeable about making healthier food choices and diet-health related problems resulting from an unbalanced diet, no differences in meat purchase patterns related to households’ stated diet and health concerns were found. The discrepancies between stated and revealed food, diet, and health preferences among Canadians suggest that more emphasis needs to be placed on consumer information and education to improve healthy food choices in meat and other products. Also, the relationship between consumer socioeconomic and demographic characteristics and their impact on consumer health behavior requires further attention. Improved knowledge and information regarding Canadian consumers’ diet and health behavior can support more efficient marketing programs for healthier products and assist policy makers in designing more effective policies aimed at changing Canadians’ diets to promote healthier lifestyles. / Agricultural and Resources Economics

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The Programme for Purchase of Food from Family Farming (PAA), created in 2003, has achieved year by year a larger number of municipalities, served family farmers bearers of the Declaration of Able for Pronaf and people facing food insecurity and social vulnerability. In the case of farmers, very types fall into this category through state legal frameworks often not responsive to the cultural, social, anthropological and especially the distinctive differences compared with the market. The COPERTERRA participates in this program since 2009 and has increased the volume of resources, expanding its area of action along the protected institutional markets. Initially, it was hoped that from the experience acquired the proponents who participate in the PAA, these cooperatives and associations, would open new spaces together with local/regional markets, achieving greater financial autonomy. The social construction of markets ( CSM ) is a theory that has been worked by many researchers as an alternative to traditional markets with functional features, usually marginal analysis proposed by theorists in the formal economy and the highly standardized dominant agrifood system. The CSM creates and strengthening short circuits of marketings, adds to the intangible and immaterial qualities products, creates new equivalences and aggregates the prices of material goods, such as identification of origin and process. Until then, these elements are not being discussed in the action plan of the PAA. To seek answers and understanding about the possibility of advancements in the field of markets for family farmers by ensuring marketing, expanded participation in local/regional market through the PAA, we performed a case study, using a qualitative/quantitative research, fieldwork and applying semi-structured interviews with open questions, analysis of secondary data collected from the cooperative and Conab, and direct observation. The interviews were transcribed and processed by the content analysis method. As a result of work done, some of the elements found in the CSM theory emerged in the interviews, even though the program does not work and cooperative on this perspective. What we found was an extreme dependence on institutional markets, with the cooperative marketing does not perform even with entities that are benefited by the PAA and carry out purchases to meet the demands of their beneficiaries. Customers outside the institutional markets are not representative of the cooperative in revenue . The institutional arrangement enables the qualification adopted in the implementation of the proposal exempts the cooperative, as the SESC - Mesa Brazil performs pickup and delivery of donated products, however the distance farmers supplying to consumers. Among beneficiaries of PAA consumers interviewed , there is widespread ignorance about the program, objectives and operation, diagnosed from a large share of qualified managers SESC - Mesa Brazil , which makes this is the reference in implementation of the proposal. Similarly, family farmers also unaware of the program. Overall, it is understood that state action could provide advances in the construction of markets, with the participation of actors and public policies that meet assumptions contained in the theory. / O Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos da Agricultura Familiar (PAA), criado em 2003, tem alcançado ano a ano um maior número de municípios, atendido agricultores familiares portadores da Declaração de Aptidão ao Pronaf e pessoas em situação de insegurança alimentar e ou vulnerabilidade social. No caso dos agricultores familiares, muito tipos se enquadram nessa categoria através dos marcos legais estatais, muitas vezes, não se respeitando as diferenças culturais, sociais, antropológicas e principalmente, a relação diferenciada com o mercado. A COPERTERRA participa deste programa desde 2009 e tem aumentado o volume de recursos, expandindo a sua área de ação junto aos mercados institucionais protegidos. Inicialmente, esperava-se que a partir da experiência adquirida pelas proponentes que participam do PAA, essas cooperativas e associações abririam novos espaços juntos aos mercados locais/regionais, alcançando uma maior autonomia financeira. A construção social de mercados (CSM) é uma teoria que vem sendo trabalhada por diversos pesquisadores, como forma alternativa aos mercados tradicionais, com características funcionais, geralmente marginais nas análises propostas pelos teóricos da economia formal, pelo sistema agro alimentar dominante altamente standardizado. A CSM cria e fortalece os circuitos curtos de comercialização, agrega aos produtos qualidades intangíveis e imateriais, cria novas equivalências e as adiciona aos preços de bens materiais, tais como identificação de procedência e de processo. Até então, tais elementos não estão sendo debatidos no plano de ação do PAA. Para se buscar respostas e entendimento sobre a possibilidade de avanços no campo dos mercados para a agricultura familiar através da garantia de comercialização, ampliação da participação no mercado local/regional através do PAA, realizou-se um estudo de caso, através de uma pesquisa quali-quantitativa e trabalho de campo aplicando-se entrevistas semiestruturadas com perguntas abertas, análise de dados secundários coletados junto à uma cooperativa e a Conab, além de observação direta. As entrevistas foram transcritas e processadas pelo método da análise de conteúdo. Como resultado do trabalho realizado, alguns dos elementos encontrados na teoria da CSM surgiram nas entrevistas, mesmo que o programa e a cooperativa não trabalhem sobre esta perspectiva. Identificou-se uma extrema dependência dos mercados institucionais, sendo que a cooperativa não realiza comercialização nem mesmo com as entidades que são beneficiadas pelo PAA e que realizam compras para atender a demanda de seus assistidos. Os clientes fora dos mercados institucionais não são representativos no faturamento da cooperativa. O arranjo institucional adotado possibilita a qualificação na execução da proposta, desonera a cooperativa, à medida que o SESC-Mesa Brasil realiza a retirada e entrega dos produtos doados, porém distancia os agricultores fornecedores dos consumidores. Entre consumidores beneficiários pelas propostas do PAA estudado neste trabalho, há um grande desconhecimento sobre o programa, objetivos e operacionalização, diagnosticado a partir de uma análise qualificada realizada pelos gestores do SESC Mesa Brasil, o que faz com que este seja a referência na execução da proposta. No mesmo sentido, os agricultores também desconhecem o programa. No geral, entende-se que a ação estatal poderá proporcionar avanços na construção de mercados, com a participação de atores e com políticas públicas que atendam pressupostos constantes na teoria.

This study was designed to help those persons developing and delivering consumer education curriculum understand the needs of Middlesex, Virginia High School Students. The instrument used was a consumer knowledge survey developed by a partnership between the Consumer Federation of American and American Express. The 52 item questionnaire was designed to measure knowledge in six key areas of consumption-consumer credit, checking/savings accounts, automobile insurance, housing rental, food purchase, and automobile purchase. The respondents were students attending Middlesex High School from the four grade levels with completed Informed Consent forms. There were 55 respondents from a total pool of 375 (freshmen, 44%; sophomores, 27%; juniors, 13%; and seniors, 16%). Descriptive statistics were used for demographic items. Non-statistical comparisons were made between grade levels, descriptive demographic characteristics, and consumer categories. Comparisons were also made between the data collected and the data of the national consumer knowledge survey by the Consumer Federation of America and American Express Company. The results indicate that Middlesex High School students were not well prepared for the world of consumption. Overall, the students who responded had limited understanding of consumer knowledge in the six specific areas. The average score was 39%. Students had the poorest understanding of consumer credit, auto insurance, and food purchases. Scores for these category areas averaged less than 40%. The students scored highest on housing rental (45%) and checking/savings accounts (44%). The seniors scored the highest overall score (48%), which was higher than the national average of high school seniors (42%). / Master of Science

The global pandemic has impacted daily life significantly, particularly in China. Fears of the virus, in addition to stay-at-home policies made more and more people choose to shop online instead of going to a brick-and-mortar store. Existing research shows that online shopping can reduce energy consumption and positively affect the eco-environment and sustainable development compared with traditional shopping. In this study, minor redesigns involving green certification are implemented to the Hema Fresh, an online grocery shopping application under Alibaba. An interactive prototype was created on Figma and evaluated with regular users of the application, based in Shanghai. The purpose is to study how design considerations related to green certification labeling influence consumers in online grocery shopping platform in China. The results indicate that a majorty of consumers respond positively to green certifications but not from a sustainability aspect, but rather from a health aspect. Chinese consumers’ understanding and cognition of green product labels are influenced by social advocacy and cultural background, and there are some similarities and differences with the cognition in Western society. / Sedan pandemin började har människors dagliga liv förändrats avsevärt. Av rädsla för viruset och policyer för att stanna hemma väljer fler och fler människor att handla online istället för att gå till en fysisk butik. Befintlig forskning visar att näthandel kan minska energiförbrukningen och positivt påverka miljön och hållbar utveckling jämfört med traditionell shopping. I den här studien genomfördes gränssnittsdesignen för Hema Fresh, en onlineapplikation för matkonsumtion som ägs av Alibaba, och en prototyp gjordes i Figma. Hema Fresh-användare som bor i Shanghai bjöds in att genomföra ett semistrukturerat användarupplevelsetest. Syftet är att studera vilken diskussion som rör hållbarhet och andra aspekter som kan inspireras av kinesiska konsumenter av onlinematinköpsplattformar med införandet av grön certifiering. Resultaten tyder på att sex av åtta deltagare köper produkter med gröna livsmedelsmärkningar, vilket visar att hushållskonsumenter som bor i storsstäder och med goda ekonomiska förutsättningar tenderar att köpa produkter med gröna märkningar. Kinesiska konsumenters förståelse och insikt om gröna produktetiketter påverkas av social påverkan och kulturell bakgrund, och det finns vissa likheter och skillnader med kognitionen i det västerländska samhället.

<p dir="ltr">Undernutrition affects millions of children in low- and middle- income countries, causing poor growth, poor development, and increased risk of mortality. Many nutrition-sensitive interventions for rural areas increase household access to nutritious foods through increasing home production, a strategy that has small positive effects on child diets. However, there is growing evidence that local markets are also important for dietary quality. Despite the importance of rural markets, the rural food environment and food purchasing practices among rural households are not well-characterized in the literature. It is possible that promoting improved household food purchase practices is an effective method for improving child nutrition in rural areas. Tanzania experiences a high prevalence of undernutrition among children under the age of 5 years, particularly among rural populations. This dissertation utilizes data from the Engaging Fathers for Effective Child Nutrition and Development in Tanzania (EFFECTS), a cluster randomized controlled trial that was conducted in rural Mara, Tanzania. The EFFECTS trial promoted improved diets through both home production and through food purchases through a social and behavior change strategy. We measured changes in dietary diversity (a proxy for diet quality), children’s nutrient intake adequacy, and diversity of foods purchased and produced. This dissertation presents evidence that food purchase diversity is positively associated with dimensions of the rural food environment, including high market food diversity (+0.37 food groups, p=0.01), living within 30 minutes of a market (+0.36 food groups, p=0.001) and household purchasing power (+0.14 food groups per additional million Tanzanian shillings spent by the household, p<0.001). In turn, purchase diversity is positively associated with dietary diversity (b=0.22, p<0.001), and intake adequacy of folate, vitamin B12, and calcium (all p<0.05) among children 9-23 months. Promoting food purchase diversity was effectively integrated into the EFFECTS interventions, resulting in purchasing +0.54 food groups at endline compared to changes in the control (p<0.01), which mediated 25% of the total improvement in child dietary diversity. In contrast, production diversity was associated with increased intake adequacy of vitamin A only (p<0.05), households produced +0.44 food groups at endline compared to control (p<0.05), and this mediated 15% of the total improvement in child dietary diversity. These findings suggest that promoting diverse food purchases, alongside diverse home production, is an effective way to improve children’s diets in similar settings.</p>

A experiência em torno do Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos (PAA) é considerada por diversos autores como uma das principais ações estruturantes do Programa Fome Zero. O PAA constitui-se em um mecanismo complementar ao Programa Nacional Fortalecimento de Agricultura Familiar (PRONAF) na vertente da comercialização da produção. O governo adquire alimentos dos agricultores familiares e destina parte dele para doação a pessoas em risco alimentar, ou também para a formação de estoques estratégicos. O PAA atua tanto na geração de renda para um numero crescente de agricultores familiares quanto no acesso à alimentos à população em situação de insegurança alimentar e nutricional. Desta maneira, o PAA apresenta muitas inovações no apoio público à agricultura familiar que vão além dos aspectos econômicos. Nesta medida, uma abordagem analítica que possa cobrir diferentes dimensões abrangidas pelo Programa nos incita a refletir sobre possibilidades pertinentes para tratar o assunto. Assim, este trabalho procura discutir os impactos do PAA em assentamentos rurais do Pontal do Paranapanema, Estado de São Paulo, mobilizando elementos de análise oriundos da noção de multifuncionalidade da agricultura. Os assentamentos em questão se situam em Mirante do Paranapanema, município com o maior número de projetos de reforma agrária do Estado de São Paulo. Para o desenvolvimento do estudo, realizou-se uma uma análise da bibliografia dedicada às políticas públicas voltadas para a agricultura familiar e assentamentos rurais da reforma agrária, notadamente do PRONAF e do PAA. Em seguida foi detalhada a abordagem metodológica adotada, baseando-se na definição da multifuncionalidade da agricultura familiar, apresentando a proveitosa associação do trabalho com aquele em torno da pesquisa \"O PAA em Assentamentos Rurais de Reforma Agrária: implantação, impactos e perspectivas\", realizada em 2011 e coordenada por Claudia Schmitt, Leonilde Medeiros e Sergio Leite. Depois, buscou-se apresentar o histórico sócio-político e ambiental da região do Pontal do Paranapanema, para em seguida se dedicar à compreensão da implementação do programa nos assentamentos do município. Logo após, nossa análise visa discutir as possibilidades do alcance de um reconhecimento da multifuncionalidade da agricultura. Nessa perspectiva, os aspectos tomados em conta foram a reprodução social das famílias rurais, a segurança alimentar, a vivacidade do tecido social e cultural e a preservação ambiental. Esses elementos de análise evidenciam e corroboram com a hipótese deste trabalho de que o PAA na modalidade doação simultânea favorece dinâmicas agroalimentares que levam a um reconhecimento de múltiplas funções da agricultura familiar assentada do Pontal. Finalmente, uma conclusão destaca os pontos essenciais de nosso trabalho. / The experience around the Food Purchase Program (PAA in portuguese), is considered by many authors as one of the principal structuring actions of Zero Hunger Program. The FPP is a complementary mechanism to the National Program for Strengthening Family Agriculture (PRONAF) in the area of agricultural marketing. The government buys food from family farmers and part of it is intended to donate food to people at risk of food poverty, or also to the formation of strategic stocks. The FPP acts both in the area of income generation for a growing number of farmers as access to food to the population in a situation of food and nutritional insecurity. Thus, the FPP has many innovations in public support for family farms that go beyond economic aspects. To this extent, an analytical approach that can cover different dimensions covered by the programme encourages us to reflect on possibilities relevant to address the issue. Thus, this paper discusses the impacts of FPP in rural settlements of Pontal Paranapanema, State of São Paulo, mobilizing elements from analysis of multifunctional aspects of agriculture. The settlements in question are located in Mirante of Paranapanema, a municipality with the largest number of land reform projects in the State of São Paulo. To develop the study, an analysis was made about the literature devoted to public policies for family farming and rural settlements of agrarian reform, notably PRONAF and FPP. Then, the detailed methodological approach was adopted, based on the definition of multifunctionality of agriculture family, featuring the work of fruitful association with the research about \"FPP in Rural Settlements Land Reform: implementation, impacts and prospects\", conducted in 2011 and coordinated by Claudia Schmitt, Leonilde Medeiros and Sergio Leite. After, we sought to present the historical and socio-political environment of the Pontal do Paranapanema, then to devote to understanding the implementation of the program in the settlements of the municipality. Soon after, our analysis aims to discuss the possibilities of achieving a recognition of the multifunctional aspects of agriculture. From this perspective, the aspects taken into account were the social reproduction of rural households, food security, the vitality of the social fabric and cultural and environmental preservation. These elements of analysis highlight and corroborate the hypothesis of this paper that the FPP in the field of simultaneous donation favors agro-food dynamics of family agriculture leading to a recognition of multiple functions of smallholders agriculture located in Pontal. Finally, a conclusion singles out the main points of our work.

Introdução: As vendas e o consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados têm crescido em paralelo aos níveis de obesidade e com mudanças na forma de distribuição de alimentos. No entanto, não há consenso na literatura sobre como o local de compra e o preço praticado influenciam o consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados, especialmente com a ascensão das grandes redes de supermercados. Objetivo: Avaliar a influência dos supermercados na aquisição de alimentos ultraprocessados no Brasil. Métodos: Dados de aquisição de alimentos da Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares 2008-2009 (IBGE) em uma amostra probabilística de 55.970 domicílios. Os alimentos foram classificados em quatro grupos considerando a extensão e o propósito do processamento industrial. Os locais de aquisição foram categorizados em nove grupos, segundo características físicas e natureza dos produtos disponíveis. Estimou-se a participação calórica relativa dos diferentes locais de aquisição de alimentos para o total da dieta, segundo distribuição regional e socioeconômica, para cada um dos quatro grupos de alimentos e segundo quintos de participação de alimentos ultraprocessados. Análise fatorial exploratória foi conduzida para identificar padrão de locais de aquisição, cujo escore foi utilizado em modelo de regressão linear para associação com o consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados. Foram calculadas as participações calóricas de grupos e subgrupos, seus respectivos preços médios (R$/1.000 kcal) e preços relativos (preço médio de ultraprocessados divido peço preço médio dos demais componentes da dieta) em supermercados e outros locais. A influência do preço de alimentos ultraprocessados nas aquisições realizadas em supermercados foi analisada por modelo de regressão log-linear com estimação de coeficientes de elasticidade. Resultados: Os supermercados contribuíram com 59 por cento das calorias adquiridas e foram o principal local de compra de três grupos de alimentos. Das calorias disponíveis de alimentos ultraprocessados, 60,4 por cento provinham de supermercados. As maiores aquisições calóricas de alimentos em supermercados foram feitas nas áreas urbanas do país e por aqueles que se encontravam nos maiores quintos de renda per capita. A participação de compras em supermercados tendeu a aumentar nos domicílios com maior aquisição de alimentos ultraprocessados. A maior adesão ao padrão de locais de aquisição negativo para supermercados, padarias e bares/lanchonetes/restaurantes e positivo para os demais formatos tradicionais de varejo foi relacionada com a menor participação de alimentos ultraprocessados na dieta. A importância dos alimentos ultraprocessados nas aquisições realizadas em supermercados foi 25 por cento maior que em outros locais de aquisição, enquanto seu preço relativo foi 15 por cento menor em supermercados. O aumento em 1 por cento no preço de alimentos ultraprocessados leva a uma redução de 0,61 por cento nas aquisições calóricas de ultraprocessados em supermercados. A conveniência, expressa pela aquisição de diversos produtos no mesmo local, apresentou =1,83 (p<0,001), indicando que este efeito atua de forma significativa para a aquisição de alimentos ultraprocessados em supermercados. Conclusão: Políticas públicas e intervenções com o objetivo de diminuir o consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados devem considerar a influência da concentração das vendas em supermercados e a precificação no setor, buscando melhorar o ambiente no varejo e a democratização dos sistemas de comercialização. / Introduction: Sales and consumption of ultra-processed products have risen in parallel with the global increase in obesity and the replacement of traditional food stores by supermarkets. However, there is no consensus in the literature about how food purchasing sites influence the consumption of ultra-processed products, especially with the rise in the existence of large supermarket chains. Objective: To evaluate the influence of supermarkets on the acquisition of ultra-processed foods and drink products in Brazil. Methods: We analyzed data from the national representative 2008-2009 Household Budget Survey on a probabilistic sample of 55,970 households. Foods and drinks were grouped into four groups according to a food classification based on the extent and purpose of food processing. Food purchasing sites were grouped into nine categories according to physical characteristics and nature of the main products available. We calculated the percentual contribution of each food purchasing site category to the total caloric acquisition, according to the regional and socioeconomic characteristics, to the total caloric acquisition of each food group and according to quintiles of consumption of ultra-processed products. Exploratory factorial analysis was conducted to identify a pattern of food purchasing sites in Brazil. Linear regression model was performed to estimate the relationship between the purchasing pattern and the caloric contribution of ultra-processed products to the diet. We obtained the mean cost of ultra-processed and of all other foods, expressed in R$/1,000 kcal, and the relative prices (by dividing the mean cost of ultra-processed products by the mean cost of the rest of the diet) in supermarkets and other sites. The influence of ultra-processed food prices on purchases made in supermarkets was studied using log-linear regression analysis, to estimate price elasticity coefficients. Results: Supermarkets contributed with 59 per cent of calories acquired and they accounted for most of the acquisition of the three food groups. Further, 60.4 per cent of the calories of ultra-processed products available for consumption in households came from supermarkets. The greatest number of ultra-processed food purchases was made in urban regions in the country and by those who were in the higher income quintile. The purchase participation of supermarkets tended to increase with increased consumption of ultra-processed products. The food purchase sites pattern that was negative for purchasing in supermarkets, bakeries and bars/cafeterias/restaurants and positive for the other traditional retail formats was associated with smaller participation of ultra-processed products in the diet. The caloric share of ultra-processed products in supermarkets was 25 per cent higher in comparison to other sites, whereas their price relative to the rest of the diet was 15 per cent lower. An 1 per cent increase in the price of ultra-processed products led to a 0.61 per cent reduction on the purchases in the supermarket. The elasticity of convenience, expressed by the acquisition of several products in the same place, showed =1.83 (p<0.001), indicating a significantly effect of this variable to the acquisition of ultra-processed products in supermarket. Conclusions: Food policies and interventions aiming to reduce the consumption of ultra-processed products should consider the influence of concentration of purchases in supermarkets, seeking to improve the retail environment and the democratization of the food supply system.

Esse trabalho teve como finalidade descrever a segurança alimentar no município de Iguatu, tendo como objeto de análise o desenvolvimento de programas de aquisição de alimentos da agricultura familiar e o vínculo que se construiu com outros programas como a merenda escolar e de atendimento às pessoas em situação de vulnerabilidade social, como o Programa Leite Fome Zero, a Cozinha Comunitária e o Banco de Alimentos, em fase de implantação. A metodologia adotada constou de pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, visando descrever a evolução da política de segurança alimentar no país, a contribuição do desenvolvimento dos programas de aquisição de alimentos na garantia da segurança alimentar e a inserção do município de Iguatu - CE na promoção da segurança alimentar. Os resultados permitiram inferir que no âmbito nacional houve avanços significativos na política de segurança alimentar, alicerçada na Lei de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional (SAN) e na garantia do direito humano a uma alimentação adequada. Entre os programas de governo destacou-se o PRONAF e o Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos, por possibilitar um olhar específico para a agricultura familiar, haja vista seu preponderante papel na produção de alimentos e contribuição para a segurança alimentar. O município de Iguatu inseriu-se na política de segurança alimentar, ao criar uma legislação municipal específica e as instituições necessárias ao desenvolvimento das ações de SAN. Os programas de aquisição de alimentos da agricultura familiar contribuíram significativamente para alcançar as pessoas em vulnerabilidade social e enriqueceram o cardápio da merenda escolar, com produtos frescos, garantindo principalmente as frutas e hortaliças. A pesquisa permitiu inferir que existe compromisso na esfera municipal de aderir e executar os programas federais que atendem a agricultura familiar e as pessoas em vulnerabilidades social, objetivando a segurança alimentar no município. / This study aimed to describe the food security in the municipality of Iguatu, having as object of analysis the development of programs of acquiring food from the family farming and the bond that was built with other programs such as school meals and assistance to people facing social vulnerability, such as Milk Zero Hunger Program, the Community Kitchen and Food Bank in the implementation phase. The methodology consisted of bibliographic and documentary research, in order to describe the evolution of food safety policy in the country, the contribution of the development of programs of food acquisition in ensuring food security and the analysis of the municipality of Iguatu - CE in promoting food security. The results of the research showed significant advances in the food security policy at the national level, based on the Law of Food and Nutritional Security and on the guarantee of the human right to adequate food. Among the governmental programs, the research highlighted the PRONAF and the Food Purchase Program for its specific emphasis at the family farming, given its leading role in the food production and its contribution to the food security. The municipality of Iguatu got inserted in the food security policy, by creating a specific municipal legislation and the necessary institutions for the development of Food and Nutritional Security actions. Acquisition programs of food from family farmers contributed significantly to reach people in social vulnerability and enriched the school lunch menu, with fresh produce, ensuring especially fruits and vegetables. The research concluded that there is commitment at the municipal level to adhere and to implement federal programs that comply with family farming and with people in social vulnerabilities, aiming at food security at the municipality.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:51:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 4268.pdf: 1388418 bytes, checksum: 83f73969216181e55c65b055af48ea29 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-02-28 / Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos / The changes occurred in the agricultural scenario after the markets deregulation have resulted in the need for public policies to family farmers. Through a Federal initiative, in the 2003 Food Purchase Program PAA has started, in this program family farmers sell their production at the municipal institution, as the Municipal Agriculture and Food Supply-SMAA in São Carlos city. The purchased products from the PAA are intended for popular restaurants and the food bank in the city. The PAA development became necessary to have a model that constantly evaluates the suppliers performance. To this end, this dissertation proposes a model for the suppliers evaluation using a scorecard to evaluate and to rank the performance of family farmers in the PAA in São Carlos city SMAA. In the theoretical framework the themes related to family farming, logistics and supply chain management, measurement and evaluation of performance and perfect order fulfillment were used. In order to develop the case study, the data were collected from the SMAA through interviews and semi-structured questionnaires applied to the program equip. Supported on the information obtained, we designed a model that seeks to reconcile the needs of the SMAA with the requirements of a perfect order. The model evaluates suppliers through the indicators of uniformity, maturity level, pests and diseases, timely, complete delivery and future delivery. These indicators are given different weights according to the importance assigned by the SMAA. The application of the pilot test occurred in a sample of eight suppliers and it resulted in some modifications in order to facilitate its application. The model application can provide higher quality products, meeting the demand of popular restaurants and food bank and allow the SMAA seek improvement actions with suppliers and contribute to the supply of products served is constant to this segment of the population. / As mudanças ocorridas no cenário agrícola após a desregulamentação dos mercados resultaram na necessidade de políticas públicas voltadas aos agricultores familiares. Por meio de uma iniciativa Federal, surgiu em 2003, o Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos - PAA, no qual os agricultores familiares comercializam sua produção junto aos órgãos públicos municipais, como a Secretaria Municipal de Agricultura e Abastecimento - SMAA do município de São Carlos. Os produtos adquiridos pelo PAA são destinados aos restaurantes populares e ao banco de alimentos do município. Com o desenvolvimento do PAA, tornou-se necessária a existência de um modelo que avalie constantemente o desempenho dos fornecedores, ou seja, dos agricultores familiares. Para isso, esta dissertação teve com objetivo propor um modelo de avaliação dos fornecedores utilizando um scorecard que avalie e classifique o desempenho dos agricultores familiares do PAA da SMAA do município de São Carlos - SP. Como marco teórico foram utilizados os temas referentes à agricultura familiar, logística e gestão da cadeia de suprimentos, medição e avaliação de desempenho e pedido perfeito. Para o desenvolvimento do estudo de caso foram coletados dados junto a SMAA por meio de entrevistas e aplicação de questionários semi-estruturados aos envolvidos no programa. Com base nas informações obtidas, foi elaborado um modelo, que busca conciliar as necessidades da SMAA junto aos requisitos de um pedido perfeito. O modelo avalia os fornecedores por meio dos indicadores de uniformidade, nível de maturidade, pragas e doenças, pontualidade, entrega completa e entrega futura. Estes indicadores receberam pesos distintos, de acordo com a importância atribuída pela SMAA. A aplicação do teste piloto ocorreu em uma amostra de oito fornecedores e resultou em algumas modificações com o objetivo de facilitar sua aplicação. A aplicação do modelo poderá proporcionar aumento da qualidade dos produtos, atendimento da demanda dos restaurantes populares e banco de alimentos e permitirá à SMAA buscar ações de melhorias junto aos fornecedores e contribuir para que o abastecimento de produtos servidos à esse segmento específico da população seja constante.