Sustentabilidade no PNAE: Uma Revisão de Escopo sobre Conceitos, Dimensões e Indicadores

This scoping review analyzes how sustainability is defined, structured, and measured in studies of Brazil’s National School Feeding Program (PNAE), which has prioritized local family farming, minimally processed foods, and agroecological practices since Law No. 11.947/2009. Following JBI methodology and PRISMA-ScR, the review searched seven databases for primary studies published between 2016 and 2026 in Portuguese, English, or Spanish. Of 147 records identified, 29 were included. The studies were grouped into four categories: environmental and nutritional dimension, family farming and local purchases, management and governance, and indicators and tools. The review systematizes the indicators used to measure the program’s sustainable performance and identifies gaps for future research.