Food security and pluriactivity in the Brazilian Amazon

A Study on Small Rural Establishments

Bibliographic Data

ID5222760
AuthorsGema Galgani Bezerra (0000-0003-4073-989X, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)), Alexandre Gori Maia (0000-0003-0075-5094, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)), Elyson Ferreira De Souza (0000-0002-4069-169X, Universidade Federal do Acre)
Year2025
Volume41
Issuesuppl 1
Pagese00002924-e00002924
Publication date2025-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311xen002924
PMID40136137
OpenAlexW4408786344
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2025001401402
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited16

The number and share of rural households whose members conduct non-agricultural activities has grown rapidly in the Amazon. This article analyzes the differences in food and nutrition security levels between small rural establishments dedicated exclusively to agricultural activities (non-pluriactive) versus those dedicated simultaneously to agricultural and non-agricultural activities (pluriactive) in the Amazon. The research uses data from the food security supplements of the Brazilian National Household Sample Survey (PNAD, acronym in Portuguese) for 2004, 2009 and 2013. The food security classification is based on the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale (EBIA, acronym in Portuguese). A decomposition method was applied to quantify the differences in the occurrence of food security between the two groups of establishments attributed to their socioeconomic characteristics - such as income and education - and to unobservable factors - such as access to quality food. The results show higher food security levels for pluriactive establishments, with the main factors explaining this difference being associated with household head income and education. The final discussion demonstrates the importance of pluriactivity and rural development policies as strategies to promote food security in the Amazon

Acronym · Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Amazon rainforest · Business · Cartography · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Food insecurity · Food security · Geography · Latin Americans · Political science · Portuguese · Rural area · Scale (ratio) · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Ecology · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Income, Poverty, and Inequality

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