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. 2024 Apr 12;69:1605870. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1605870

TABLE 1.

Categories and codes used for the qualitative content analysis of interviews with School Feeding Program nutritionists about the benefits and difficulties of the implementation of purchase of family-farming food (Brazil, 2015).

Benefit categories Difficulty categories
Increased visibility for rural areas Improved school meal quality Low product availability Lack of infrastructure for the production and delivery
Code Incentives for rural producers Higher availability of fresh foods Low product variety Low farmer motivation
Commitment to food production Higher availability of foods with low pesticide levels Products available in insufficient amounts Limited infrastructure for production, preparation, and delivery
Increased interaction between rural actors Incorporation of local, seasonal foods and regional dishes in the school menu Seasonal variability in the food supply Lack of municipal incentives
Students become familiar with the food production chain Increased food variety and increased offer of fruits and vegetables High bureaucracy
Higher nutritional quality Lack of interaction between farmers