PNAE purchases of organic products from family farming [EN]

The National School Feeding Program (PNAE) uses federal resources to fund food services for students enrolled in all stages and modalities of basic education nationwide. This case highlights the special consideration given within the PNAE to organic products from family farming, whether fresh or processed, obtained through an organic agricultural production system or a sustainable extraction process that is not harmful to the local ecosystem. Furthermore, it is important to highlight that the concept of an organic production system encompasses various sustainable production methods, which go by various names, such as ecological, biodynamic, natural, regenerative, biological, agroecological, and permaculture.