Abstract

PEREZ GOMEZ, Laura E.  and  PEREZ MOLINA, Ivet M.. Critical evaluation of regulatory frameworks and public policies on the right to adequate food in Latin America, based on the reports for the San Salvador Protocol. Revista Economía y Política [online]. 2024, n.39, pp.92-118.  Epub Jan 30, 2024. ISSN 2477-9075.  https://doi.org/10.25097/rep.n39.2024.06.

The objective of this research aims to accomplish a critical evaluation of the normative frameworks and public policies established for the right to adequate food in Latin America. As a result of the assessment, it is observed that in the countries analyzed, the development of legal and policy frameworks is still required, which must be strengthened and detailed following the most up-to-date international standards, to guarantee the right to adequate food for all people. Without robust legal frameworks, strong institutional capacities, and sufficient transversal mechanisms for the attention to food as a full right, the design and implementation of public policies will not be appropriate and comprehensive and will not have the desired impacts. Deficiencies in the structural supports for regulations and policies generate unequal impacts among the countries of the region that highlight the vulnerability of Latin America.

Keywords : right to food; hunger; equality; justice (access to); non-discrimination; malnutrition; participation; public policies; food security.

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