Family Farming Cooperatives and Associations and the Institutional Market Created by the National School Feeding Program (PNAE) in Minas Gerais, Brazil

The objective of this work is to analyze the trajectory and role assumed by collective organizations family agriculture, Cooperatives Associations, in construction supply food for institutional market built from National School Feeding Program (PNAE) five most important municipalities state Minas Gerais/Brazil. This approach justified need remedy theoretical gaps insertion cooperatives, which serve as instruments guarantee nutrition security also a crucial actor markets. For this, it necessary investigate how these were constituted, they are organized, actors involved, what their implementation public purchase policy. Methodologically, multiple case study, with qualitative descriptive character. data collection, semi-structured interviews applied populous Gerais, based on two scripts aimed at representatives farming members Public Administration who directly management PNAE. research results corroborate recommendation that Brazilian State should support organization farmers strengthen promotion associativism cooperativism farming, providing development social economic well expanding strengthening government programs, since help boost capital countryside generate income farmers.