Evaluation impact of food acquisition program buy direct mode in municipality of Ponte Nova, Minas Gerais State

Abstract:

This work analyzes the impacts of PAA-DS on the farmers’ monthly income and the number of workers involved in the agricultural activity in the municipality of Ponte Nova. The objective is to quantify how the program would contribute to improving the standard of living of the farmer and his family. Propensity Score Matching was used to obtain the effect of the program. The results pointed out that although the income was not statistically different for the two groups, the fact that the number of workers involved in production was higher statically for the beneficiaries, supported by the results of the descriptive analysis increase in sales, better prices and satisfactory classification of the PAA-DS for the beneficiaries. Therefore these factors indicate that the program provide better results for this group compared to non-beneficiaries. Thus, it is concluded for the municipality, that this program is in line with its goal of strengthening family agriculture in order to promote sustainable development.

Keywords:
impact evaluation; food acquisition program; simultaneous donation; Ponte Nova-MG