Disponibilidad, consumo y utilización biológica de alimentos en Bolivia: análisis y perspectivas (1990-2030)
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El presente documento evalúa cuatro dimensiones de la seguridad alimentaria (i.e., disponibilidad, soberanía, estabilidad y consumo y utilización biológica), encontrando brechas para los siguientes grupos de alimentos: frutas y verduras, proteínas y carbohidratos, a partir de la comparación de la oferta de cada producto con los requerimientos nutricionales mínimos de la población boliviana en el periodo 1990-2012. El resultado más relevante de la investigación es que, por grupo de alimento, sólo el grupo de carbohidratos cumple con las dimensiones estudiadas. Tanto el grupo de proteínas como el de frutas y verduras no cumplen con ninguna dimensión. También se evidencia que existen factores culturales que inciden sustancialmente en la alimentación. Asimismo, no existen incentivos ni políticas de seguridad alimentaria a largo plazo, por lo que se genera una situación de vulnerabilidad. Estas brechas nutricionales son indicadores de desnutrición y desabastecimiento de alimentos.
This paper evaluates four dimensions of food security (i.e., availability, sovereignty, stability and consumption and biological utilization), finding gaps for food groups (fruits and vegetables, proteins and carbohydrates), from comparing the supply of each product with minimum nutritional requirements of the Bolivian population in the period 1990-2012. The most important result of the research is that food group, only the carbohydrate group meets the dimensions studied. Both groups of proteins, such as fruits and vegetables do not meet any dimension. Is also evidence that there are cultural factors that materially affect the feed. Likewise, there are no incentives or policies on food security in the long term, so that a position of vulnerability is generated. These nutritional gaps are indicators of malnutrition and food shortages.
This paper evaluates four dimensions of food security (i.e., availability, sovereignty, stability and consumption and biological utilization), finding gaps for food groups (fruits and vegetables, proteins and carbohydrates), from comparing the supply of each product with minimum nutritional requirements of the Bolivian population in the period 1990-2012. The most important result of the research is that food group, only the carbohydrate group meets the dimensions studied. Both groups of proteins, such as fruits and vegetables do not meet any dimension. Is also evidence that there are cultural factors that materially affect the feed. Likewise, there are no incentives or policies on food security in the long term, so that a position of vulnerability is generated. These nutritional gaps are indicators of malnutrition and food shortages.
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