An essential question about policies that aim to foster socio-economic inclusion and income generation - which is the case of policies that support market access - is their capacity to guarantee a sustainable process of the economic capacities of their beneficiaries. In this study, the Brazilian...

Um questionamento fundamental acerca de programas que objetivam inclusão produtiva e geração de renda diz respeito à sua capacidade de garantir um processo sustentável de desenvolvimento das capacidades econômicas de seus beneficiários. Neste estudo, o Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos...

[Introduction] Brazil currently offers an important conceptual framework for food and nutritional security, and a relevant context of related public policy and programming. Recently, moreover, the country included the right to food among the social rights stipulated in its constitution. These...

[Introduction ...] This study looks at the outcomes of the latter programme for farmers’ market access. Our goal is to identify and discuss key elements that could be explored in further international debate, sharing lessons learned from programmes that combine supporting food production...

[Introduction ...] Following this introduction, Section 2 presents the conceptual framework on food security that guides this study, and offers succinct data on the three countries based on leading international measures. Section 3 offers a general presentation of the food-security policy...

Embora o Brasil e a Índia tenham estruturas agrárias e classificações específicas de agricultores muito diferentes (ver quadro), em ambos os países, a proporção dos grupos rurais geralmente desfavorecidos?especialmente produtores de menor escala?dentro da população total é expressiva....

Together, India, Brazil and South Africa have nearly 1,365 billion inhabitants (World Bank, 2009), or about 20 per cent of the world?s population. Although the three countries have demonstrated the potential for transformative development in the South, their experience has been marked by key...