Contribution of the production for self-consumption to food availability and food security in households of the rural area of a Brazilian city

Bibliographic Data

ID14722244
AuthorsLuiza Veloso Dutra (0000-0002-8351-655X, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, corresponding author), Dayane De Castro Morais (0000-0001-6439-7009, Universidade Federal de Viçosa), Ricardo Henrique Silva Santos (0000-0001-8549-8861, Universidade Federal de Viçosa), Sylvia Do Carmo Castro Franceschini (Universidade Federal de Viçosa), Sylvia Franceschini (0000-0001-7934-4858, Universidade Federal de Viçosa), Silvia Eloiza Priore (Universidade Federal de Viçosa), Silvia Priore (0000-0003-0656-1485, Universidade Federal de Viçosa)
Year2018
Volume57
Issue4
Pages282-300
Publication date2018-07-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEcology of Food and Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0367-0244 • E-ISSN: 1543-5237
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03670244.2018.1488250
PMID29944014
OpenAlexW2809700637
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited13

Production for self-consumption can meet the principles of food safety such as respect for food habits and diversity. The participation of production for self-consumption in food availability was compared to the purchase of food for 30 days in 79 households (272 inhabitants) of the rural area of a Brazilian city in 2012. The food security was evaluated by the method "Food energy deficiency in the domicile" that classified 12.7% of the households as insecure. In all households, staple foods (rice, pasta, corn, beans, milk, eggs, meats) were available and more than 60% had processed foods (cookies, soft drinks). Only 22.7% of the calories came from production for own consumption and the biggest expense was the purchase of carbohydrates (91.1%), mainly sugar (12.2%). Evaluating only the energy availability of food is not sufficient since the quality and origin of food is of great relevance in the food security condition

Agricultural economics · Agricultural science · Agriculture · Biology · Business · Calorie · Consumption (sociology · Economics · Environmental health · Food processing · Food security · Geography · Production (economics · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Environmental Science · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Food Science

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