Eduardo Zegarra
GRADE (Peru)
Areas of expertise:
Social Issues
Eduardo Zegarra is an economist at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and a PhD in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Wisconsin, specializing in rural development and natural resource management. Since 2004 he has been senior researcher of GRADE.
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Food Insecurity in Peru
- June 8, 2020GRADE (Peru)
The State’s weak decision-making capacity is hurting Peruvians. 77% of families are unsure about their ability to access food in the next 4 weeks.
Proposal for the reactivation of family farming
- in Spanish - July 6, 2020GRADE (Peru)
It’s estimated that family farmers have lost over half of their expected income since March.
From pandemic to food crisis in Peru
- in Spanish - May 25, 2020GRADE (Peru)
In May, 14% of households were unable to buy protein foods such as meat, fish and eggs due to lack of money.
Our family farming in times of coronavirus
- in Spanish - March 24, 2020GRADE (Peru)
In the midst of this health crisis, family farmers have continued to produce food, and are even producing more than usual.
The urgent need to distribute the universal bonus
- in Spanish - August 5, 2020GRADE (Peru)
The bonus must be comprehensive and cater to all families in urban and rural areas.
