La situación socioeconómica, la inseguridad alimentaria y nutricional en la República de Benín durante la pandemia de COVID-19

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i10.32787

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Restricción; Desempleo; Disponibilidad de alimentos.

Resumen

La seguridad alimentaria y nutricional consiste en promover el derecho a acceder a una alimentación suficiente y de calidad sin comprometer otras necesidades esenciales. Las medidas de distanciamiento social, la paralización de las actividades económicas no esenciales impuestas para controlar la pandemia de COVID-19 provocaron interrupciones en la producción de alimentos y en las cadenas de suministro en todo el mundo. El estudio pretendía evaluar el estado de seguridad alimentaria y nutricional de los hogares de la República de Benín y también la situación socioeconómica durante la pandemia. Los resultados mostraron que la pandemia del COVID-19 aumentó los niveles de pobreza e inseguridad alimentaria en Benín. En general, más del 50% de los participantes vivían con un salario mínimo o menos y más del 50% vivían en situación de inseguridad alimentaria aguda, incluidas las familias con niños. La región central del país fue la más afectada por la inseguridad alimentaria, seguida de la región norte.  Hubo una falta o escasa intervención de las políticas regionales, económicas y sociales para mantener los puestos de trabajo y asegurar la alimentación de las familias afectadas. Se necesitan más políticas gubernamentales o no gubernamentales para garantizar la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional de las familias con bajos ingresos.

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22/07/2022

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LAFIA, A. T. .; BONOU, S. I.; HONFOGA, J. N. B.; KETOUNOU, T. R.; ZIMÉ, A. K. B. . La situación socioeconómica, la inseguridad alimentaria y nutricional en la República de Benín durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 11, n. 10, p. e12111032787, 2022. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v11i10.32787. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/32787. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

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Ciencias Agrarias y Biológicas