Análise das políticas públicas para o enfrentamento à insegurança alimentar: um estudo de caso no município de Santana do Livramento

Abstract

Food insecurity is one of the main ongoing political problems in the Brazilian scenario. The objective of this study is to analyze the current public policies and their efficiency in the city of Santana do Livramento (RS). Subdivided into referential topics that describe SISAN law 11,346, the Bolsa Família program, the Multi-Year Plan, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Bolsa Família and Auxílio Brasil program, and Food Insecurity during the Covid-19 period. The SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online) and Google Scholar databases were used to construct the study. For data collection, a qualitative semi-structured questionnaire was used, taken from the diagram of the 2010 publication of the Zero Hunger Program, Volume I. The research was carried out with five professionals working in the area of ​​the subject in Santana do Livramento (RS). The questionnaire was organized with closed yes or no questions, and open descriptive questions to add data or opinions about the public policy discussed in the study. The results indicate that public policies in the area of ​​food insecurity need to evolve and be at the center of discussions. In the municipality under study, there were improvements in public policies, such as adherence to SISAN and the joint work of CONSEA to ensure Family Agriculture, especially in rural schools, and promote projects in a municipality where agriculture is positively known. The results contribute to future academic studies and to managers working in the municipality.