摘要：A large agricultural diversity should enable a healthy food culture in populations that produce it. In Boyacá, Colombia, over time, the opposite occurs. In thatregard, the aim of this article is to show a general approximation to the relationship between the production of agrodiversity, food culture and some nutritionissues in Boyacá in two periods: the Pre-Hispanic time and the early years of the 21st century, wich also displayed the rol of education and public policy inhuman nutrition. In the Pre-Hispanic times there was a variety of food production rich in nutrients and consequently a healthy lifestyle, but dramatically alteredwhen the Spanish arrived. Currently in Boyacá paradox exists: on one hand is one of the largest producers of nutritious agricultural species, at the same time ithas the highest levels of child malnutrition, and pregnant and breastfeeding women; furthermore with poor crop yields, possibly, it is a consequence of theinappropriate use of soil, the absence of technologies, the lack of scientific and governmental strategic alliances, and the fragile educational actions. It istherefore necessary to develop strategic synergies between sectors and policies in agriculture, health, education and science, with the porpuse to strengthenagricultural activity of the region and serving its vulnerable population.
关键词：Agricultural production; child malnutrition; education; food culture; public policy
