Alagoas State Government Achieves Significant Progress in Food Security and Poverty Reduction

Strategic Insights -

The Alagoas State Government has made substantial strides in ensuring food and nutritional security for families in the state, reducing malnutrition and food insecurity, and lifting 400,000 people out of extreme poverty. Efforts have been focused on family farming, productive inclusion, and food distribution programs, contributing to the national goal of removing Brazil from the United Nations Hunger Map. The state government has implemented several key actions, including the Alagoas Sem Fome Program, the Food Acquisition Program (PAA), and the Planta Alagoas program, which have yielded significant results in reducing infant mortality rates, promoting rural production, and providing access to healthy food for vulnerable populations.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Alagoas State Government has consolidated a series of actions to reduce malnutrition and food insecurity, resulting in the lifting of 400,000 people out of extreme poverty.
  • The implementation of the Alagoas Sem Fome Program and the Food Acquisition Program (PAA) has been crucial in contributing to the reduction of infant mortality rates and promoting food and nutritional security for families in the state.
  • The state government has invested in family farming, productive inclusion, and food distribution programs, ensuring the growth of rural production and the economic foundation of many municipalities.
  • The PAA milk program has benefited more than 3,000 small producers, guaranteeing access to food and nutrition for around 100,000 people in 2024.
  • The program has taken on a new format in 2025, with milk purchased from small farmers in Alagoas being distributed to Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCFs), daycare centers, and schools, supplementing the diets of elderly people and children.
  • The state government has invested R$19 million in the PAA milk program in the second half of 2024, benefiting more than 3,500 small producers and 15,400 children aged 0 to 6.
  • The Planta Alagoas program has promoted the production of quality protein and generated local income for rural families, while also reducing dependence on rainfall and improving agricultural production.
  • The state government's efforts have transformed municipalities in Alagoas, from having high rates of vulnerability and infant mortality to becoming examples for Brazil and the world in combating these adversities.

Statistics:

  • Infant mortality rate in Alagoas exceeded 70% in 2003, but has been drastically reduced to around 13% in recent years.
  • The Food Acquisition Program (PAA) has guaranteed access to food and nutrition for around 100,000 people in 2024.
  • The PAA milk program has benefited more than 3,000 small producers in 2024, with an investment of R$19 million in the second half of the year.
  • The program has provided 12.5 million liters of cow's and goat's milk to around 100,000 people in 2024.
  • The Planta Alagoas program has promoted the production of quality protein and generated local income for over 3,500 rural families.

Sources:

  • Alagoas State Government
  • Ministry of Health (MS)
  • Ministry of Development and Social Assistance, Family and Fight against Hunger (MDS)
  • Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock (Seagri)
  • Alagoas Sem Fome Program