SC has the highest rate of people with access to food in all of Brazil

Santa Catarina is the state with the greatest food security in the country and with access to food, according to information from the Continuous National Household Sample Survey (Pand), released last Thursday (25), by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).

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In 2023, 88.9% of households in Santa Catarina had a secure food condition, that is, they had permanent access to adequate food, both in quantity and quality.

The state is above the national average, of 72.4%, above Paraná (82.1%) and Rio Grande do Sul (81.3%), second and third placed, respectively.

For the state government, the result is the sum of public policies and the income of Santa Catarina residents. Last year, the average income of workers in Santa Catarina reached R$3,316 and grew by 9.5%, above inflation.

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The Secretary of State for Planning (Seplan), Edgard Usuy, explains that the values achieved by Santa Catarina represent the impact on the quality of life and well-being of families in Santa Catarina.

He also mentions the production of food in Santa Catarina, such as rice, beans, chicken and pork, eggs, milk, apples, bananas, vegetables, which makes products cheaper.

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About Pnad

The research shows that in the fourth quarter of 2023, Brazil had 72.4% (or 56.7 million) of its households in a food security situation, according to the research. This proportion grew 9.1% compared to the last IBGE survey that investigated this topic: Family Budget Survey (POF) 2017-2018, which showed 63.3% of the country’s households in a food security situation.

In 2023 the opposite happened, that is, there was an increase in the proportion of food secure households, as well as a decrease in the proportion of all degrees of food insecurity.

The research used the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale (EBIA) as a methodological reference, which allows the identification and classification of households according to the level of food security of their residents. Thus, food security is full and regular access to quality food, in sufficient quantity, without compromising access to other essential needs.