The global food crisis has directly affected Burma, where for decades people have been suffering a localized, domestic alimentary crisis, including a dramatic reduction in protein.13 While Burma is technically a “food surplus” country because it produces more food than it consumes, inadequate distribution schemes have left the population severely malnourished, with 32% of children underweight.14 Much of the population is at high risk of food shortages when natural disasters and environmental incidents are poorly managed, illustrated by the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis.
La crisis alimentaria mundial ha afectado directamente a Birmania, cuya población ha sufrido durante décadas una crisis alimentaria localizada, doméstica, con una reducción dramática de la ingesta proteica13. Mientras Birmania es técnicamente un país con “superávit alimentario” porque produce más alimentos de los que consume, los inadecuados planes de distribución han dejado a la población severamente desnutrida – el 32% de los niños tiene insuficiencia ponderal14.