The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) highlighted yesterday, the advances of the Dominican Republic in the Hunger reductionby projecting that by 2026 the country could leave the “map of the hunger”
Although this improvement highlighted, the agency warned of the pending challenges: the Obesity in adults and the Child Overweight.
About the Hunger reductionduring the Conference “State of Global, Regional and National Food Security, driving factors for the eradication of hunger and poverty”, the chief economist of the FAOMáximo Bullo, stressed: “Dominican Republic It is one of the countries that has made greatest advances, reducing the hunger From 11.6 % in the 2010-2012 to 3.6 % period in 2022-2024 “.
“If they continue that speed and trendGod through, with a favorable climate And the hard work you are doing, we will be able to celebrate with you the exit of the map of the hunger Next year, “he said.
The representative of the FAO also referred to the prevalence of food insecurity In the country, noting that it is below the Average Caribbeanbut “much higher than the Average of the Latin America and the Caribbean region”
“However, the Food security He has improved markedly in the last five years. The prevalence of food insecurity Moderate or serious went from 55 % in 2018-2020 to 43.8 % in 2022-2024, “he added.
Abinader
During the act, the president Luis Abinader reacted to the data pointing out: “Lower to 3.6 % in the Sub -talimentation It is a great achievement, when we receive it at 8.7 %. “
He leader highlighted the actions of the Cabinet of Zero hunger: “We have multiplied by four economic dining rooms; in the INABIE we have increased all the meals given to children, and the increase in the real salary of workers is also fundamental,” he said.
Access to a healthy diet
Bullfighter referred to access to healthy dietswhose worldwide ha increased since 2017“with more accentuated increases after pandemic.”
In the case of the Dominican Republicthe expert said that in 2024 the percentage of people that they could not afford healthy diet It was 23 %, below the average of Latin America and the Caribbean, which is 27.4 %.
The FAO representative urged the country to maintain the decrease in child overweight levels, which in 2024 presented a prevalence of 7.5 %, a different figure from that of Latin America and the Caribbean, which records an increase and last year was 8.8 %.
“This must be accelerated because supercharging generates other types of problems that will not necessarily be given today, but tomorrow, such as noncommunicable diseases,” he said.
When referring to the weight in adults, he said that the contrast is remarkable: “The increase in obesity in adults in the Dominican Republic and the high rate of almost 30 % are worrisome,” Torero warned.
In relation to this information, President Luis Abinader said that obesity “is something that we have to attend and act, because that entails other consequences.” The data were presented in the regional dialogue “Food and Water Safety: a hand -to -hand agenda”.
