Programa leite potiguar: uma avaliação das ações no município de Currais Novos/RN

Abstract

The objective of this work is to investigate the developments of the Milk Potiguar Program (PLP), which is developed in the municipality of Currais Novos-RN, and analyze the processes that are implemented by the current public management, evaluating the beneficiaries' perspective, considering the importance of the program for these and for the rural producers of the State. Because this is a public policy, this particular program has undergone several changes in its format, and its implementation depends exclusively on public managers, who create new formats to try to keep it on the public agenda, as an alternative to food supplementation problems population. With the prolonged drought period in the Seridó region, in addition to other vulnerability conditions, the food needs of families residing in the interior of the state have increased considerably, where the milk program tends to supply these food shortages. The methodology adopted for the construction of this work will be the exploratory research, considering that the subject is treated in an area in which there is little knowledge accumulated and systematized (Vergara, 2003). In the analysis of the data was observed the lack of knowledge of the beneficiaries about the real operation of the program. Conditions such as variations in service days, reduction of milk offered and lack of new registrations should cause discontent in the people who receive the milk, however, about 83% of the beneficiaries, that is, a significant part of the interviewees considers the program as Good and great. Thus, it is observed the need for speed in the implementation and monitoring of the program, which, due to its enormous potential and time as a public policy, will become a very effective element, of concrete action to aid in the food supplementation of families that Fact they need milk.