Food security in rural El Salvador

Abstract

Universidad Modular Abierta presents this research with the objective to establish how economic, social and cultural aspects have impact on the food on the rural area families. In this way, the family foods, the income and the food cots and also the educational level relationship and the food habits were identified; the food access and availability were analyzed and actions that are made by families were determined in order to fill the necessities. Taking into account how the people in charge of their homes resolve the difficulties to cover such basic and physiological necessities, to guarantee the survival of the family in the areas which are generally numerous. A methodological process that got the characteristics of a documental research, and field with qualitative approach was conducted; analyzing the opinions about the different explored aspects with the key people of the sample field.

The Salvadorian families, especially on the rural area, produce the 80% of the food that the country consumes. Hence, the Salvadoran population suffers hunger and has limitations in access. The poverty that currently burden people´s homes from the rural area in El Salvador causes as consequence hunger, food and nutritional insecurity inasmuch as the incomes cannot afford the basic basket cost neither afford the human being basic necessities (health, education and food).

Producción Agropecuaria y Desarrollo Sostenible, Vol. 6, 2017: 97-107