Eduardo Zegarra in Latina Noticias: “For two years we have had food inflation levels that exceed 10-12%. This hits the poorest households the hardest”.
“We have had food inflation levels exceeding 10-12% for two years now. This hits the poorest households the hardest. A poor household has lost purchasing power to buy food by almost 20% in this period. People are having to buy less food, of lower quality, and face situations of reduced food security”.
Eduardo Zegarra, senior researcher at GRADE, talked to Martin Riepl of Latina Noticias about the increase in the prices of lemons and other products of the basic food basket.
Regarding the measures that the government should take to face this situation, he said: “There are two types of immediate actions. Attending the poorest population, which has been the hardest hit by the increase in food prices. Social support must be reopened and expanded. Facing the complicated climate scenario we are in and that is coming, we can propose to farmers some crops that can better withstand these problems.
