Comedores infantiles e inseguridad alimentaria: Emergencias y adaptaciones durante la pandemia por COVID-19 en la provincia de Tucumán
Article
Authorship:
LONGHI, HUGO FERNANDO ; Cordero, Romina Andrea ; Ise, Daniel ; MALDONADO MOYANO, JUAN LUCAS ; Luna, AdriánDate:
2022Publishing House and Editing Place:
Centro de Investigaciones Geográficas - Instituto de Geografía, Historia y Ciencias SocialesMagazine:
Estudios Socioterritoriales, vol. 32 (pp. 1-24) - ISSN 1853-4392Centro de Investigaciones Geográficas - Instituto de Geografía, Historia y Ciencias Sociales
ISSN:
1853-4392Summary
The situation in Argentina regarding its food security and nutritional problems, mainly in childhood, is known, which is expressed in the high prevalences of child malnutrition. In this structural context, the Covid-19 pandemic has deepened poverty levels and existing inequalities, components that in turn have had an impact on access to food, thus compromising food security, mainly in childhood. However, little is known about the role that extra-family institutions such as community children’s canteens would have had to mitigate this condition. The province of Tucumán, in particular, presents different evidences that have demonstrated the persistence of poverty and nutritional problems, among which food insecurity is included. Therefore, it constitutes an appropriate case to analyze the problem considering changes and continuities in the face of the outbreak of the pandemic.Key Words
INSEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIACOVID-19COMEDORES COMUNITARIOSMALNUTRICIÓN INFANTIL