Food Policies In Mexico: An Analysis From The Food System Perspective
- In recent years, governments worldwide have set out to ensure food security. However, despite the efforts and resources invested, food for all has not been ensured. In the Mexican context, several strategies, programmes and public policies have taken place in the last 30 years; however, the problem has evolved from an issue of lack of food to one of excess caloric intake, promoting chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, a consequence of the generalisation of overweight and obesity in the population. The problem is complex, and action is required from a whole food system perspective, based on public policies that intervene effectively, promoting healthy lifestyles and strengthening the economy and the equitable distribution of wealth. This study focuses on analysing the problem of food insecurity in Mexico from a food systems perspective, as well as analysing public policies from 1982 to 2024, their evolution and changes in approach, as well as their design and coverage in terms of food security and food improvements. The results of this study show that Mexican public policies have not been effective in ensuring food security for all, nor have they been transversal or consistently applied as a long-term project. In conclusion, Mexican public policies must act in a preventive manner, ensure continuity despite changes in government, and take a food system and human rights perspective.
Author: | Mariana Santillan Calzada |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:832-epub4-27428 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.57683/EPUB-2742 |
Document Type: | Master's Thesis |
Language: | English |
Publishing Institution: | Hochschulbibliothek der Technischen Hochschule Köln |
Granting Institution: | Technische Hochschule Köln |
Date of first Publication: | 2024/09/03 |
Date of Publication (online): | 2024/10/16 |
Institutes: | Fakultät für Raumentwicklung und Infrastruktursysteme (F12) / Fakultät 12 / Institut für Technologie und Ressourcenmanagement in den Tropen und Subtropen |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik |
Open Access: | Open Access |
Licence (German): | ![]() |