Abstract

SALAS YEINI, Perche  and  SALVADOR JESUS, Ekmeiro. What do people eat in the fields? Assessment of the pattern of consumption and food security level in peri-urban and rural communities in Anzoátegui, Venezuela. Diaeta [online]. 2021, vol.39, n.175, pp.13-24.  Epub Jan 15, 2022. ISSN 1852-7337.

Introduction: traditional peasant lifestyles and food have been reconfigured by the influence of urban life, not so far away; therefore, it is of interest to know its current characteristics and guarantees that it offers on the levels of food security in rural and peri-urban households in eastern Venezuela.

Materials and method: a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out with a sample of 195 families, through a survey that included sociodemographic data, habitual frequency of food intake and preparations that constitute the main meals, as well as the perception of experiences of lack of food in the home.

Results: socioeconomically, 14.87% of the families studied were characterized as non-poor, 68.2% in relative poverty and 16.9% in critical poverty. 57.9% structured their diet based on the combination of three main daily meals and 94.8% of the families had active productive agricultural spaces in their homes. 25.1% of the sample was severely food insecure, 18.9% moderate and 20.5% mild.

Conclusion: there is Food Insecurity in the peri-urban and rural sectors studied, and this is linked to poverty; in the lower socioeconomic strata this situation is exacerbated. The reduction of food insecurity should prioritize and promote in the studied households the production and more varied consumption of strategic foods, to achieve a more balanced and sustainable diet with local resources.

Keywords : rural; periurban; eating habits; food consumption; food safety; Venezuela..

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