Análisis de la seguridad alimentaria en la comunidad La Esperanza del cantón Ambato

Abstract

The present investigative work, ended by describing the current state of food security considering; Availability, Physical and economic access, Consumption, Biological use of food in the La Esperanza community of the Ambato canton. For this purpose, the survey technique was applied to a sample of 63 families living in this community, using as a tool a questionnaire of closed questions, with the exception of some items that gave the opening to record information about; distribution of income, foods of greater consumption and more common diseases, which helped in the processing and interpretation of the information collected using the statistical programs SPSS and Excel. The results obtained through the survey demonstrated a limited availability of productive resources, as well as a low socioeconomic level, which reflect a way of life that is not very suitable for the population, especially in terms of monotonous food and nutrition, Regarding the biological use of food, deficiencies in environmental sanitation were observed, these conditions affect family development. In this way and based on the data recorded, an educational strategy was designed based on the four aspects analyzed, specifying the action plan to develop each element.