The End of the Food Acquisition Program: turnarounds for gatherer women in the State of Sergipe, Brazil

Abstract

The objective of this article is to analyze the experience of a group of mangaba gatherer women, after five years participating in the Food Acquisition Program (PAA). The research was realized in the village Pontal, Indiaroba, Sergipe, through a case study with observations and interviews. The main findings show that the implementation of the PAA: i) provided the achievement of important demands of the mangaba gatherer women; ii) made possible the participation in a fair trade; and iii) encouraged their mobilization together with key partners. The end of the PAA, however, caused: i) demobilization for a common cause, the comercialization; ii) enhancement of the diversity of occupations with more precarious work; and iii) greater social differentiation.