Contribución de la política alimentaria al descenso de la desnutrición en el Ecuador

Abstract

Malnutrition in Ecuador has declined substantially since 2005. The group most affected by malnutrition is the poorest rural population, who buys most of the food they eat. To facilitate economic access to food, efforts have been made to increase the incomes of the most vulnerable groups and to stabilize prices. Resources for food purchases have been increased by direct transfer policies to the most vulnerable groups, but prices have continued to increase. It is therefore appropriate to consider the diversification of policies applied and to strengthen those already in place to achieve more intense impacts that are also sustainable over time. The approach practiced in the article broadly follows the approach of the Amartya Sen.