Food Security (Bolivia & Dominican Republic)

Question 1

what is food security?

Answer 1

having enough calories to lead a productive fulfilling life

Question 2

who are the PIRWA?

Answer 2

a non-governmental organization in huancarni, Bolivia that work for food programs to alleviate food insecurity

Question 3

what are the PIRWA’s objectives?

Answer 3

• alleviate food insecurity (securing enough calories by eating local, recognizable foods): Cuy house (cuyceria)
• revalorize (to prioritize a value that had once been salient within a society but had diminished in importance) local agricultural knowledge: Communal farming
• create new networks of mutual trust: Building ayni
• curb rates of out-migration from the community

Question 4

what are colmados?

Answer 4

corner stores in the dominican republic

Question 5

what is fiao?

Answer 5

buying via credit in colmados