This dissertation analyzed the contributions and limitations of the Food Acquisition Program
(PAA) for the strengthening of family farming in the municipality of Mazagão / AP (2010 -
2018). PAA emerged in Brazil in 2003, to meet the pressures of rural social movements that
claimed public policies for family farming. Through the Purchase with Simultaneous Donation
(CDS) modality, the state of Amapá started its participation in 2009. The city of Mazagão/AP
was selected as a place of research by significant and continuous participation in the program's
resources. In this way, the guiding question asked was: what were the contributions and
limitations of PAA / CDS to the strengthening of family farming in Mazagão municipality from
2010 to 2018? In search of answers, the agrarian question was contextualized from the
international and Brazilian theoretical conceptions; It was analyzed the PAA / CDS as a public
policy for the strengthening of family farming in Brazil, as well as the contributions and
limitations of PAA / CDS in that municipality were identified and discussed. To meet the
proposed objectives, was used a quantitative and qualitative reasoned research. The
methodological procedures used were exploratory and bibliographic research, documentary
research and field research. As field research techniques were Narrative Interview (EN) with
representatives of companies and representative of the National Food Company (CONAB),
application of the PAA / CDS Satisfaction Assessment Model (MAS) and meetings of focus
groups with family farmers (04 groups). The study involved four associated with farmers in the
municipality of Mazagão and a total of 18 participants. The results showed that in 10 years of
PAA / CDS in the state of Amapá, the state was the 2º in the North Region with the largest
participation in the program's resources (R $ 35,116,329.15), of the 16 municipalities, 12
participated. In addition, the municipality with the highest participation was Mazagão / AP, its
executed values represent 39% (R $ 12,733,620, 25) of the total state resources. Therefore, this
dissertation aims to contribute to the debates on regional development through discussions on
peasantry, family farming, agroextractivism, public policies and mainly about the PAA / CDS
in the Amazon, Amapá and Mazagão.
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