COVID- 19 pandemic exacerbated food insecurity in South America countries
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered unparalleled political, economic, and social ramifcations, exacerbating global food insecurity (FI). To understand the overall impact of the pandemic and how diferent socio-economic groups were afected, we assessed prevalence and severity of FI in a sample of 18,997 h...
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COVID- 19 pandemic exacerbated food insecurity in South America countriesde Vasconcelos Neto, Carlos Frederico AlvesJacob, Michelle Cristine MedeirosTregidgo, DanielValle, DenisEl Bizri, Hani R.|||0000-0003-1524-6292Gomes, Sávio MarcelinoFa, Julia Elizabeth|||0000-0002-1572-9828Morcatty, Thais Q.|||0000-0002-3095-7052Monteiro, F.O.B.|||0000-0002-1406-9979Scofield, Alessandra|||0000-0002-8053-1543Matte, AlessandraChaves, Willandia A.Medeiros Borges, Luiz HenriqueSilva, Antônia I. A.Santos Fita, Didac|||0000-0001-7347-8476Lucena Silva, TiagoIbernon Lopes-Filho, IsaacAfonso Silva, Maria IsabelMascarenhas Fonseca Barreto, RebecaOliveira, Marcela A.Silva Ferreira, FelipeRodrigues Santos, RicardoHonorato-Júnior, JaimeVasconcelos Silva Brazil, MarileneAraújo Sousa, ShirlianeC.L. Oliveira, DeiseR. F. Ferreira, ValeriaK. L. Soares, HyagoF. Pinto, MarciaBeltrao-Mendes, RaoneLopes Rodrigues, Marcos PauloAlves Rocha, WáldimaGutiérrez Poblete, RobertoSchettini, Francisco LuigiRojas, Joe S. S.Aspilcueta, Marco A.Zevallos, Justo D.V.Gagliardi-Urrutia, GiussepeMenéndez Delgado, Erick RodolfoPolit-Vera, Mariela LissetteRodríguez Ríos, ElviraCarrascal Velásquez, Juan CarlosForlano Riera, Maria DalilaPerera Romero, LucySalas Dueñas, Danilo A.Garin, DanielMayor Aparicio, Pedro Ginés|||0000-0001-5297-792XFood securityNutritionCovid-19HungerSouth AmericaSDG 2 - Zero HungerThe COVID-19 pandemic triggered unparalleled political, economic, and social ramifcations, exacerbating global food insecurity (FI). To understand the overall impact of the pandemic and how diferent socio-economic groups were afected, we assessed prevalence and severity of FI in a sample of 18,997 households across seven countries in South America. We employed the Food Insecurity Experience Scale developed by the FAO. Our results showed that pre-pandemic, 4.5% of the sampled population across the entire continent faced Moderate FI, while 0.6% experienced severe FI. During the pandemic, Moderate FI increased to 16.9% (+12.4%), and Severe FI to 2.7% (+2.1%). By country, pre-pandemic households in Venezuela had the highest prevalence of Moderate FI (9.7%), with Peru experiencing the highest Severe FI frequency (1.1%). Peru had the greatest rise in Moderate (+23.9%) and Severe FI (+4.6%) during the pandemic. Low-income households, defned as those earning<2 minimum wages per month, were most susceptible to FI. Uruguayan low-income families exhibited the most signifcant rise (+40.4%) in Moderate FI, while those in Peru experienced an increase of+9.1% in Severe FI. This study measures the profound and far-reaching impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on FI in South America. Our fndings also emphasise the critical importance of implementing efective public policy interventions to improve resilience against future shocks. This would enable policymakers to develop targeted strategies that address the immediate challenges posed by pandemics as well as laying the groundwork for a more resilient and sustainable food security landscape in the region.Springer Netherlands 22025-01-0120252025-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/311950https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1007/s12571-025-01538-4reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:3119502026-06-06T12:50:31Z |
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COVID- 19 pandemic exacerbated food insecurity in South America countries |
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COVID- 19 pandemic exacerbated food insecurity in South America countries |
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COVID- 19 pandemic exacerbated food insecurity in South America countries de Vasconcelos Neto, Carlos Frederico Alves Food security Nutrition Covid-19 Hunger South America SDG 2 - Zero Hunger |
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COVID- 19 pandemic exacerbated food insecurity in South America countries |
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COVID- 19 pandemic exacerbated food insecurity in South America countries |
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COVID- 19 pandemic exacerbated food insecurity in South America countries |
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COVID- 19 pandemic exacerbated food insecurity in South America countries |
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COVID- 19 pandemic exacerbated food insecurity in South America countries |
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de Vasconcelos Neto, Carlos Frederico Alves Jacob, Michelle Cristine Medeiros Tregidgo, Daniel Valle, Denis El Bizri, Hani R.|||0000-0003-1524-6292 Gomes, Sávio Marcelino Fa, Julia Elizabeth|||0000-0002-1572-9828 Morcatty, Thais Q.|||0000-0002-3095-7052 Monteiro, F.O.B.|||0000-0002-1406-9979 Scofield, Alessandra|||0000-0002-8053-1543 Matte, Alessandra Chaves, Willandia A. Medeiros Borges, Luiz Henrique Silva, Antônia I. A. Santos Fita, Didac|||0000-0001-7347-8476 Lucena Silva, Tiago Ibernon Lopes-Filho, Isaac Afonso Silva, Maria Isabel Mascarenhas Fonseca Barreto, Rebeca Oliveira, Marcela A. Silva Ferreira, Felipe Rodrigues Santos, Ricardo Honorato-Júnior, Jaime Vasconcelos Silva Brazil, Marilene Araújo Sousa, Shirliane C.L. Oliveira, Deise R. F. Ferreira, Valeria K. L. Soares, Hyago F. Pinto, Marcia Beltrao-Mendes, Raone Lopes Rodrigues, Marcos Paulo Alves Rocha, Wáldima Gutiérrez Poblete, Roberto Schettini, Francisco Luigi Rojas, Joe S. S. Aspilcueta, Marco A. Zevallos, Justo D.V. Gagliardi-Urrutia, Giussepe Menéndez Delgado, Erick Rodolfo Polit-Vera, Mariela Lissette Rodríguez Ríos, Elvira Carrascal Velásquez, Juan Carlos Forlano Riera, Maria Dalila Perera Romero, Lucy Salas Dueñas, Danilo A. Garin, Daniel Mayor Aparicio, Pedro Ginés|||0000-0001-5297-792X |
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de Vasconcelos Neto, Carlos Frederico Alves Jacob, Michelle Cristine Medeiros Tregidgo, Daniel Valle, Denis El Bizri, Hani R.|||0000-0003-1524-6292 Gomes, Sávio Marcelino Fa, Julia Elizabeth|||0000-0002-1572-9828 Morcatty, Thais Q.|||0000-0002-3095-7052 Monteiro, F.O.B.|||0000-0002-1406-9979 Scofield, Alessandra|||0000-0002-8053-1543 Matte, Alessandra Chaves, Willandia A. Medeiros Borges, Luiz Henrique Silva, Antônia I. A. Santos Fita, Didac|||0000-0001-7347-8476 Lucena Silva, Tiago Ibernon Lopes-Filho, Isaac Afonso Silva, Maria Isabel Mascarenhas Fonseca Barreto, Rebeca Oliveira, Marcela A. Silva Ferreira, Felipe Rodrigues Santos, Ricardo Honorato-Júnior, Jaime Vasconcelos Silva Brazil, Marilene Araújo Sousa, Shirliane C.L. Oliveira, Deise R. F. Ferreira, Valeria K. L. Soares, Hyago F. Pinto, Marcia Beltrao-Mendes, Raone Lopes Rodrigues, Marcos Paulo Alves Rocha, Wáldima Gutiérrez Poblete, Roberto Schettini, Francisco Luigi Rojas, Joe S. S. Aspilcueta, Marco A. Zevallos, Justo D.V. Gagliardi-Urrutia, Giussepe Menéndez Delgado, Erick Rodolfo Polit-Vera, Mariela Lissette Rodríguez Ríos, Elvira Carrascal Velásquez, Juan Carlos Forlano Riera, Maria Dalila Perera Romero, Lucy Salas Dueñas, Danilo A. Garin, Daniel Mayor Aparicio, Pedro Ginés|||0000-0001-5297-792X |
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Food security Nutrition Covid-19 Hunger South America SDG 2 - Zero Hunger |
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The COVID-19 pandemic triggered unparalleled political, economic, and social ramifcations, exacerbating global food insecurity (FI). To understand the overall impact of the pandemic and how diferent socio-economic groups were afected, we assessed prevalence and severity of FI in a sample of 18,997 households across seven countries in South America. We employed the Food Insecurity Experience Scale developed by the FAO. Our results showed that pre-pandemic, 4.5% of the sampled population across the entire continent faced Moderate FI, while 0.6% experienced severe FI. During the pandemic, Moderate FI increased to 16.9% (+12.4%), and Severe FI to 2.7% (+2.1%). By country, pre-pandemic households in Venezuela had the highest prevalence of Moderate FI (9.7%), with Peru experiencing the highest Severe FI frequency (1.1%). Peru had the greatest rise in Moderate (+23.9%) and Severe FI (+4.6%) during the pandemic. Low-income households, defned as those earning<2 minimum wages per month, were most susceptible to FI. Uruguayan low-income families exhibited the most signifcant rise (+40.4%) in Moderate FI, while those in Peru experienced an increase of+9.1% in Severe FI. This study measures the profound and far-reaching impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on FI in South America. Our fndings also emphasise the critical importance of implementing efective public policy interventions to improve resilience against future shocks. This would enable policymakers to develop targeted strategies that address the immediate challenges posed by pandemics as well as laying the groundwork for a more resilient and sustainable food security landscape in the region. |
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