Políticas alimentares, agricultura familiar e justiça climática na Amazônia rumo à COP30

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the sustainability of the food system in the Belém Metropolitan Region, based on the interface between public institutional purchasing policies (National School Feeding Program and Food Acquisition Program), considering local production, the profile of spending, the appreciation of family farming, and the principles of climate justice. METHODS: The analysis of the National School Feeding Program was based on data from the School Census (profile of schools and students) and invoices from the Accountability Management System (amounts and types of food from family farming), both from 2022. The food was classified into 12 groups. The characterization of family farming and the data from the Food Acquisition Program were based on reports on urban and peri-urban agriculture and the mapping of settlements. RESULTS: The Belém Metropolitan Region has 929 public schools and 390,552 students. In 2022, the municipalities allocated 31 million reais to the National School Feeding Program, of which 43.5% came from family farming, exceeding the legal target. Fruit accounted for the largest amounts invested, followed by vegetables and spices. In the Food Acquisition Program, the Abril Vermelho (Red April) settlement sold 28 tons of food, especially fruit, vegetables, and tubers, with pumpkin and cassava root being the foods with the highest volume, and spring onions and pepper the ones with the highest financial value. Production prioritized permanent crops, agro-ecological practices and culturally significant foods. CONCLUSIONS: The results show the potential of the National School Feeding Program and the Food Acquisition Program in the Belém Metropolitan Region to strengthen family farming, promote healthy and sustainable eating, value regional products, and contribute to environmental recovery. These policies represent strategic instruments for integrating food security and climate justice, by promoting low-impact local production, recognizing inequalities, and increasing the resilience of food systems, in line with the COP30 objectives

Amazon rainforest · Economic Justice · Food insecurity · Food security · Food systems · Metropolitan area · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science) · Sustainability · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Indigenous Health and Education · Rural Development and Agriculture