Editorial
- Diego Miranda
Abstract
The Sociedad Colombiana de Ciencias Hortícolas (Colombian Society for Horticultural Science) and the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia present the third edition of the Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Hortícolas-RCCH (Colombian Journal of Horticultural Science) for the year 2022, which calls for the worrying statistics on food insecurity and access to a healthy diet in Latin America. According to FAO reports, the COVID-19 pandemic was the most critical moment with 28% of hunger compared to the world average of 23%.
Keywords
COVID-19, Access to a healthy diet, Latin America, Horticulture
References
- FAO. 2023. Regional overview of food security and nutrition – Latin America and the Caribbean 2022: Towards improving affordability of healthy diets. Santiago.
- Phys.org. 2023. Horticulture. In: https://phys.org/tags/horticulture/; consulted: January, 2023.
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