Conditional cash transfer and food security in rural environments: an analysis of “Programa JUNTOS ” in the indigenous community of Pilpichaca in Peru

• Autor(a) principal: Huayta, Violeta Magdalena Rojas
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Passador, Claudia Souza
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos Gestão Pública e Cidadania (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.fgv.br/cgpc/article/view/4028

In Peru, there is still a high prevalence of child malnutrition, mainly concentrated in rural areas. This situation represents a threat to sustainable development of Peru, due to the irreversible effects of malnutrition on physical and intellectual capacity of the individual. With poverty being a major cause of malnutrition, the programs of conditional cash transfer have great potential to promote food security of beneficiaries. In this context, this study aims to show the effects on food security of the beneficiaries of the program of conditional cash transfer: JUNTOS, in the indigenous community of Pilpichaca, one of the poorest communities and with the highest percentage of malnourished children in Peru. a descriptive and quantitative analysis on a sample of 90 families was made. The survey was made through closed questionnaire. The results show that increased intake of foods of high nutritive value, and spending on food. The regression results indicate that there is a linear proportional relationship between nutritional status and exposure time to the program JUNTOS, but this was not statistically significant and the mothers rated JUNTOS as a good public policy.KEYWORDS: Conditional cash transfer, food security, children nutrition, poverty, indigenous community