The Impact of the Expansion of African Palm Crop on Child Undernutrition in South-West Guatemala

Juliana Yael Milovich Finkelstein

No 2019-22, EconomiX Working Papers from University of Paris Nanterre, EconomiX

Abstract: The struggle for water and land use in Guatemala has intensiffed in the last decade due to the accelerated expansion of the agro-export sector. Particularly, in the south-west region, the recent expansion of african palm crop has taken place at the expense of illegal dredging of rivers, the improper use of water resources and the purchase and forced dispossession of communal and family lands of the indigenous population. Thissituation not only represents a destructuring of the established order within families and within indigenous communities, but also compromises the nutritional health of the most vulnerable members, such as children and women. This study provides evidence on how the rapid development of this agro-export crop has contributed to increase the probability of children suffering from chronic malnutrition in the region, and particularly those from indigenous mothers, living in urban areas and in households where the head of the family is a man.

Keywords: Child Undernutrition; African Palm; Impact Evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I15 J13 O12 Q53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 37 pages
Date: 2019
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