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0523/2018 - A look atwards south american food insecurity.
Una mirada hacia la inseguridad alimentaria sudamericana.

Author:

• Edgar Manuel Aulestia Guerrero - Aulestia-Guerrero, E.M - <emaulestia@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7381-1213

Co-author(s):

• Edwin Daniel Capa Mora - Capa-Mora, E.D - <edcapa@utpl.edu.ec>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3479-2494


Abstract:

The present study aims to explore the state of Food Insecurity (FI) in each country belonging to the South American community. To do this and considering that it is a current and multifactorial problem, its four pillars were analyzed: availability, access, stability and use of food. As a result, it is observed that the misuse of food is the most likely cause of causing FI in the South American community, however, the unavailability and inaccessibility of food causes great concern in certain states of the subregion. The most probable origin is the low promotion of good eating habits, in addition to wrong policies that prevent the correct production and / or motivation of the peasants to continue exercising their activities in agriculture. This problem must be mitigated as soon as possible, since, although it begins with not having the money and / or the necessary nutritional habits, it ends up with serious health problems towards the inhabitants. We consider it important to strengthen policies to eradicate South American FI, beginning with support for food production, and ending with nutritional interventions that improve the eating habits of the inhabitants.

Keywords:

South America, food security, healthy eating, eating habits, community intervention.

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Aulestia-Guerrero, E.M, Capa-Mora, E.D. A look atwards south american food insecurity.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2018/Dec). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/a-look-atwards-south-american-food-insecurity/17056?id=17056



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