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Ecuador: Acute Food Insecurity Situation for December 2025–March 2026 and Projection for April–July 2026 and August–November 2026
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May 28th, 2026
Between April and July 2026, an estimated 2.6 million people in Ecuador are expected to face high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above), representing a slight deterioration compared with the December 2025 to March 2026 period. Of this total, approximately 2.5 million people are projected to be facing Crisis (IPC Phase 3) conditions and around 95,000 people are expected to be facing Emergency (IPC Phase 4) conditions, requiring urgent assistance. The analysis includes both the resident population and migrant population (of Venezuelan nationality), who face higher levels of vulnerability.
Nutritional Impacts of Rising Food Prices
2006-2008 saw dramatic increases in the price of many staple food items, particularly maize, rice, and wheat. These staple commodities form the bulk of the diet of the world’s poor populations, many of whom spend over one-half of their income on food. The result in many areas of the world was worsening poverty for already poor populations due to a decline in purchasing power. While much attention has been given to the economic impacts of the rise in food prices, little empirical research has been conducted to examine the nutritional impacts of the food crisis.