The Food Acquisition Program (PAA) will receive additional resources in the order of R $ 1.5 million. The funds will be provided to family farmers in Pernambuco, Ceará and the Federal District, and will be available as Simultaneous Donation Purchase (CDS).
Of the total resources offered, Pernambuco should have the largest share: R $ 1.3 million. The projects contemplated with the budget will follow the list of proposals approved by the National Supply Company (Conab), respecting the rank in the state that considers all the participation criteria, such as rural women, traditional and settled communities, producers of organic or agroecological foods, among others.
For Ceará, will be allocated R $ 100 thousand and the choice of projects will also respect the classification of proposals in the state. For the region around the DF, the amount of R $ 150,000 should be applied in projects approved by the Company in the municipalities of Formosa, Água Fria and / or Vila Boa, always respecting the position in the ranking of classified proposals.
The purpose of the CDS is to support family farmers, through cooperatives and associations, from the purchase of their production. The food purchased is destined to the supply of the social assistance network and also of Public Equipment of Food and Nutritional Security, such as popular restaurants and communitarian kitchens.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.