Interview Eduardo Zegarra, Researcher at GRADE RPP, Wednesday, January 13, 2010.
The implementation of a bonus food is a good option for addressing the calorie deficit that attacks more than nine million people in the country, said Eduardo Zegarra, a researcher at Group Analysis for Development Extension RPP News.
The specialist noted that the revised figures are alarming because in 2008, the year in which there was an increase of almost 10 percent and a fall in poverty by almost 4 percentage points, increased by 300 000 families suffering from caloric deficit.
"2008 was a year where he felt very strongly the price shock, but in 2009, but did not rise to such an extent, not down," he said.
also mentioned in the topic of food "markets are those who have to work ', however, there are problems in some food chains.
"We have a fairly high dependence on imports some products, like oil, wheat and dairy products. The chicken is not a bad food, reasonably priced for the amount of protein offered is competitive, however the poultry industry has been showing some form unstable behavior in recent months and that worries people, "he said.
To combat food shortages in the population, Zegarra, showed the need for better policy on the issue of food that promotes a balanced diet geared to domestic consumption.
"It's important to start thinking about a bonus food, as having the U.S. or Brazil, this country has launched an important program of 'zero hunger', whose goal is very simple, lacking any Brazilian three meals a day from all walks of life, "he said.
also found that must be a system in the institutional system because there is no clear authority responsible for the issue of food in the country.
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The implementation of a bonus food is a good option for addressing the calorie deficit that attacks more than nine million people in the country, said Eduardo Zegarra, a researcher at Group Analysis for Development Extension RPP News.
The specialist noted that the revised figures are alarming because in 2008, the year in which there was an increase of almost 10 percent and a fall in poverty by almost 4 percentage points, increased by 300 000 families suffering from caloric deficit.
"2008 was a year where he felt very strongly the price shock, but in 2009, but did not rise to such an extent, not down," he said.
also mentioned in the topic of food "markets are those who have to work ', however, there are problems in some food chains.
"We have a fairly high dependence on imports some products, like oil, wheat and dairy products. The chicken is not a bad food, reasonably priced for the amount of protein offered is competitive, however the poultry industry has been showing some form unstable behavior in recent months and that worries people, "he said.
To combat food shortages in the population, Zegarra, showed the need for better policy on the issue of food that promotes a balanced diet geared to domestic consumption.
"It's important to start thinking about a bonus food, as having the U.S. or Brazil, this country has launched an important program of 'zero hunger', whose goal is very simple, lacking any Brazilian three meals a day from all walks of life, "he said.
also found that must be a system in the institutional system because there is no clear authority responsible for the issue of food in the country.
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