Producción, acceso y diversidad alimentaria en familias agricultoras agroecológicas en tiempos de COVID-19

Laura Cristina Gómez Serna and Jennifer Bernal Rivas

Agroalimentaria Journal - Revista Agroalimentaria, 2020, vol. 26, issue 51

Abstract: This article aimed to analyze food production, access and diversity in agroecological farming families in times of COVID-19, who produce food in an agroecological way, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The methodological design was mixed (qualitative and quantitative), cross-sectional and phenomenological. A non-probabilistic sampling selecting by convenience with 8 families belonging to ASOCAMPO, Marinillas (Antioquia-Colombia) was made, through a semi-structured interview that included: sociodemographic data, agricultural production, access to food (based on the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale-ELCSA, 2012), as well as dietary diversity, and also economic variables, educational level and solid waste separation practices. Main results pointed out that people interviewed have a higher level of education, live in rural areas and grow agroecological food for consumption and marketing. They use methods and techniques that do not have a negative impact on the environment, and also show a sense of belonging to the place where they live, which generates a sense of respect and value for the land and its benefits. Only one household presented mild food insecurity and the dietary diversity score was on average 6.53 (SD ± 0.92) out of a maximum of 9, with a consumption of 75% or more for all food groups, with the exception of the offal group (12%). Six people consumed foods rich in vitamin A and iron. During the COVID-19 pandemic (first 3 months of onset), there was no evidence of changes in food production, access and food diversity, possibly due to consumer loyalty, stable relationships and direct contacts between farmers and consumers.

Keywords: Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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