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La cara oculta de la seguridad alimentaria - Estudio de caso del sur del Estado de Jalisco, Occidente de México

Peter R. W. Gerritsen, Víctor Sanchez Bernal, Georgina Torres Rodríguez

Brazilian Journal of Development

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This study analyzed food security in two medium-sized cities in Western Mexico using secondary data and field research. It found that while these highly globalized cities had a low degree of food security, extensive domestic backyard agricultural activities significantly raised family-level food security. A critical finding is that this potential for urban food security is not valued by governmental institutions.