Living and health conditions in rural areas: gaps in food insecurity among family farmers in a municipality in Minas Gerais

• Autor(a) principal: Teodoro, Cínthia Ribeiro
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Parajára, Magda do Carmo, Machado, Elaine Leandro, Meireles, Adriana Lúcia
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/san/article/view/8665224
• topic: Seguridad alimentaria y nutricional; Agricultura; Salud de la población rural; Vulnerabilidad social; Segurança alimentar e nutricional; Agricultura; Saúde da população rural; Vulnerabilidade social; Food and nutrition security; Agriculture; Rural health; Social vulnerability

This article aims to describe the prevalence of food insecurity and evaluate attributes associated to food insecurity in family farmers in a municipality of Minas Gerais State. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 63 family farmers. Food insecurity was measured through the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale. The study collected data on socioeconomic and demographics characteristics, agricultural activity profile, health conditions, and food consumption. Poisson regression with robust variance was applied to identify associations. Food insecurity prevalence was 28.6%. Family farmers with education level between 5 and 8 years (PR = 1.37; 95% Confidence Interval [95%IC]: 1.09–1.71) and in a welfare status (Bolsa Família Program) (PR = 1.40; 95%CI: 1.16–1.69) had higher food insecurity prevalence. Individuals with income from farming above half the minimum wage had a lower prevalence of food insecurity (PR = 0.85; 95%CI: 0.74–0.98). The results evidenced a high prevalence of food insecurity among family farmers, which was associated with education level, Bolsa Família Program, and income from farming. These results reflect the social determination of food insecurity resulted from social and economic inequities experienced by family farmers.