Proposta de implantação da aquisição de alimentos produzidos pela agricultura familiar no Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados

Abstract

The present study aims to analyses of the opportunity of applying the institutional purchase modality of the Food Acquisition Program (PAA) at the University Hospital of the Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados. Initially we identified how the public university hospitals of Brazil carry out their food purchases to supply the hospitals’ demands. From the 42 hospitals analyzed, 25 purchase the food directly from the supplier through electronic bidding, through the federal government procurement portal; whereas the rest of them, totaling 17, outsource their restaurants, leaving the contracted company the responsibility of acquiring all the necessary food. No university hospital has acquired food from family farmers even after the implementation of the Brazilian Decree 8,473 / 2015, demonstrating that legislation has not reached family farmers yet. After describing the current scenario of food purchases by university hospitals belonging to the Unified Health System (SUS), we analyzed the conditions of food demand by HU/UFGD, which proved to be a major buyer of horticultural products, as well as eggs and meat in the region. We also analyzed the conditions of food supply by family farmers from interviews with local producers and, from this analysis; we concluded that the farmers wants to sell to the University Hospital, what may be a resource that will contribute positively to the financial improvement of the population. It was also reported, from the interview granted, the experience of the local Army with the modality, which brought relevant aspects to this study, as the main limitations found by the public body. Lastly, we wrote a proposal of improvement that deals from the planning of the purchase to the payment to the farmers, by offering models of public edict, proposal of sale and contract. Some of the benefits of this proposal are expected to be the adequacy of the body to the current legislation and the promotion of a public policy that encourages the local family farming.