Food insecurity in the Brazilian rural environment

Authors

  • Juliana de Sales Silva Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará.
  • Vanda Coelho Rego

Keywords:

Logit, nutrition, Pnad.

Abstract

Given the importance of food security in the Brazilian countryside, this study aims to analyze the effect of Federal Government programs: National School Feeding Program (PNAE), Food Acquisition Program (PAA), and National Policy on Technical Assistance and Rural Extension (PNATER), for the probability of rural households showing mild, moderate, or severe food insecurity. For this purpose, a Multinomial Logit model was used, with supplementary data from the National Household Samples Survey 2013. The main results showed that the PRONAF and PNATER Programs help improve food security in rural Brazilian households.

Author Biographies

Juliana de Sales Silva, Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará.

Doutora em Economia Aplicada, professora adjunta da Unifesspa.

Vanda Coelho Rego

Mestranda em Planejamento e Desenvolvimento Regional e Urbano na Amazônia (Ppgpam/Unifesspa).

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Published

2020-05-09

How to Cite

Silva, J. de S., & Rego, V. C. (2020). Food insecurity in the Brazilian rural environment. Revista De Política Agrícola, 28(4), 37. Retrieved from https://rpa.sede.embrapa.br/RPA/article/view/1526

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 4 (2019)

Section

Artigos Científicos