A SYSTEMIC EVALUATION OF THE FOOD BANK PROGRAM OF THE SOCIAL SERVICE OF COMMERCE IN PERNAMBUCO, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Maria Josiane de Lima Guedes UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO
  • Tales Wanderley Vital UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO - UFRPE
  • Almir Silveira Menelau UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO
  • José Marcione da Costa UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO - UFRPE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2018.36696

Keywords:

Food Bank. Food Security. Systems Theory. Food Wastefulness.

Abstract

The Food Bank of the Social Service of Commerce (SESC) of Pernambuco aims to reduce food waste through the promotion and diffusion of sustainable practices and social action, reduce the number of people who are in situation of Food Insecurity, train beneficiary organizations with regard to handling and full use of food and the promotion of healthy eating habits. Food donated by companies has no commercial value, but it keeps its nutritional properties unchanged. In Brazil, SESC created the Food Bank Program based on philanthropy and social action, aiming at the expansion and consolidation of a network of solidarity formed by public institutions, volunteers, private sector and social institutions such as churches, shelters, asylums and orphanages. This paper aims to analyze the inter-relationships in the cooperation and operation of the Program, based on the Theory of Systems. The results showed that the program keeps a network of solidarity and partnerships in the public and private spheres, which corroborates the maintenance of social actions and practices that guarantee its sustainability. 

DOI: 10.12957/demetra.2018.36696

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Author Biographies

Maria Josiane de Lima Guedes, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO

DEPARTAMENTO DE ECONOMIA. MESTRANDA EM ADMINISTRAÇÃO E DESENVOLVIMENTO RURAL

Tales Wanderley Vital, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO - UFRPE

Professor Associado IV da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco-UFRPE, Departamento de Economia.

Almir Silveira Menelau, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO

Professor e pesquisador da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco-UFRPE. Participou das orientações e correções do trabalho.

José Marcione da Costa, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO - UFRPE

Mestre em Administração e Desenvolvimento Rural pela Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco-UFRPE, Departamento de Economia.

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Published

2018-12-29

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de Lima Guedes MJ, Vital TW, Menelau AS, da Costa JM. A SYSTEMIC EVALUATION OF THE FOOD BANK PROGRAM OF THE SOCIAL SERVICE OF COMMERCE IN PERNAMBUCO, BRAZIL. DEMETRA [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 29 [cited 2025 May 2];13(4):1005-22. Available from: https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/demetra/article/view/36696

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Vol. 13 No. 4 (2018)

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