FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION, FAMILY FARMING AND INSTITUTIONAL PURCHASES: CHALLENGES AND POTENTIALITIES

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  • Silvia do Amaral Rigon Universidade Federal do Paraná/UFPR
  • Islandia Bezerra Universidade Federal do Paraná/UFPR

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2014.11628

Abstract

The paper written by Giselle Silva Garcia and ElisabettaRecine addresses the issue of food security and nutritionand focuses on the share of family farming in institutionalpurchases. As suggested by the title, “Perspectives of supplyof family farming products to pubic food security andnutrition facilities of the Federal District”, great potentialitiesare identified in this construction process, enhancing foodsecurity and nutrition (FSN) and strengthening family farming.Moreover, this innovation brings new (and old) challenges to beovercome. Thus, the paper looks at a controversial, up-to-dateand socially relevant topic. It discusses the most significantissues, and ends by proposing solutions to them.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2014.11628

Author Biographies

Silvia do Amaral Rigon, Universidade Federal do Paraná/UFPR

Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Nutrição da Universidade Federal do Paraná/UFPR. Nutricionista. Doutora em Ciências FSP/USP

Islandia Bezerra, Universidade Federal do Paraná/UFPR

Islandia Bezerra - islandia@ufpr.br

Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Nutrição da Universidade Federal do Paraná/UFPR. Nutricionista. Doutora em Ciências Sociais/UFRN

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Published

2014-10-13

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Rigon, S. do A., & Bezerra, I. (2014). FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION, FAMILY FARMING AND INSTITUTIONAL PURCHASES: CHALLENGES AND POTENTIALITIES. DEMETRA: Food, Nutrition & Health, 9(2), 435–443. https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2014.11628

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2014)

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