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Segurança alimentar e nutricional, pobreza urbana e suas relações com a Agricultura Urbana: fragmentos de uma discussão

Marina de Fátima Brandão Carneiro, Igor Martins de Oliveira, Gabriel Alves Veloso

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This article discusses food and nutritional security, urban poverty, and their relationship with urban agriculture, which arises from the urbanization process. It analyzed quantitative data from the Pan-American Health Organization and Pastoral da Criança in two neighborhoods of Montes Claros, Brazil, to map poverty distribution and child malnutrition. It concludes that the search for more effective and continuous alternatives for food insecurity is increasingly urgent, as hunger has only increased globally despite various initiatives.