Seguridad alimentaria en Ecuador, análisis desde el acceso económico a los alimentos. Caso de estudio de las parroquias rurales del cantón Quito, mayo 2019

Abstract

Abstract:The research analyzes the variables that determine the situation of economic access to food security in the rural parishes of Quito, considering that each parish in recent years has promoted different economic structures, for this purpose a quantitative study of the economic income of families was conducted, which allowed examining the percentage of income that households spend on food, to meet the stated objective was used as a support tool, surveys that were directed to the heads of households, The results place agricultural and nonagricultural activities as the main economic activities; additionally, it was determined that the agricultural sector, despite being one of the main activities, does not become the primary source of income; off-farm employment opportunities are presented as a growing source to generate additional income; finally, variables such as higher educational level, the presence of a male head of household, the age of the people, the lower number of dependents and the geographic location, facilitate higher household income.