MAPPING SHORT FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS IN BRAZIL'S NATIONAL SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM: AN ANALYSIS OF SPATIAL EXTENSION IN LOCAL PROCUREMENT (2013-2022)

Lilian de Pellegrini Elias; Alexandre Luís Giehl; Thais Diniz Oliveira; Rodrigo Luis Comini Curi; Andressa Menegaz

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DOI

10.29327/9786527226680.1449493

Título do Trabalho

MAPPING SHORT FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS IN BRAZIL'S NATIONAL SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM: AN ANALYSIS OF SPATIAL EXTENSION IN LOCAL PROCUREMENT (2013-2022)

Autores

Lilian de Pellegrini Elias
Alexandre Luís Giehl
Thais Diniz Oliveira
Rodrigo Luis Comini Curi
Andressa Menegaz

Modalidade

IRSA - Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (01/10/2025 a 20/01/2026)

Área temática

IRSA 17 - Sustainable public food procurement for food systems transformation

Data de Publicação

06/08/2026

País da Publicação

Brasil

Idioma da Publicação

pt-BR

Página do Trabalho

https://www.even3.com.br/anais/sober-irsa2026/1449493-mapping-short-food-supply-chains-in-brazils-national-school-feeding-program--an-analysis-of-spatial-extension-i

ISBN

978-65-272-2668-0

Palavras-Chave

public food procurement, school feeding, food systems, family farming, short food supply chains.

Resumo

The Brazil's National School Feeding Program (PNAE) is an innovative public policy that prioritizes local purchases from formal groups of family farmers (cooperatives and associations), established by law in 2009. However, there is currently no evidence available regarding its effectiveness in fostering local purchasing. This study analyzes the effectiveness of PNAE in promoting local purchases from family farmers over a decade (2013-2022), investigating whether the legal prioritization of formal groups paradoxically encourages spatially extended supply chains (long distance) as opposed to proximate supply chains (local). Based on the theoretical framework of Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs), Proximate SFSCs (within the municipality) were empirically differentiated from Spatially Extended SFSCs (interstate). The quantitative analysis used administrative data from all Brazilian municipalities, focusing on purchases from formal groups (representing ~80% of the procurement value). Purchases were classified as “extended” if the food originated in a federative state other than that of the analyzed municipality. Data limitations made it impossible to identify the origin of individual suppliers, which may underestimate local purchases. A strong and increasing trend of Spatially Extended SFSCs was identified, with marked regional heterogeneity. The Southern Region showed the most significant growth, increasing from 13% (2013) to 38% (2022) of interstate purchases. The Southeast, Midwest, and Northeast showed moderate or stable levels, while the Northern region remained below 2%, due to complex logistics. The results confirm that the current design of the PNAE, by prioritizing formal groups, has mainly promoted extended chains in regions with developed organizational and logistical capacity, often for non-perishable processed products. The study highlights the need for future research to assess whether the policy can be improved to better balance extended chains with the strengthening of local and territorially rooted food networks.

Título do Evento: 16th World Congress of Rural Sociology and 64th Congress of the Brazilian Society of Rural Economics, Management and Sociology
Cidade do Evento: Porto Alegre
Título dos Anais do Evento: Anais do 64º Congresso da SOBER e XVI Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (IRSA)
Nome da Editora: Even3
Meio de Divulgação: Meio Digital
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ELIAS, Lilian de Pellegrini et al.. MAPPING SHORT FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS IN BRAZIL'S NATIONAL SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM: AN ANALYSIS OF SPATIAL EXTENSION IN LOCAL PROCUREMENT (2013-2022).. In: Anais do 64º Congresso da SOBER e XVI Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (IRSA). Anais...Porto Alegre(RS) UFRGS, 2026. Disponível em: https//www.even3.com.br/anais/sober-irsa2026/1449493-MAPPING-SHORT-FOOD-SUPPLY-CHAINS-IN-BRAZILS-NATIONAL-SCHOOL-FEEDING-PROGRAM--AN-ANALYSIS-OF-SPATIAL-EXTENSION-I. Acesso em: 25/09/2026