Abstract

CABRERA PELOZO, Mirna Iliana  and  RODRIGUEZ CANETE, Clarissa Melina. Economic incidence of the use of water in the production of goods in the paraguayan basic family basket. Year 2022. Rev. ciente. UCSA [online]. 2025, vol.12, n.1, pp.31-40. ISSN 2409-8752.  https://doi.org/10.18004/ucsa/2409-8752/2025.012.01.031.

This research arises from the problematization of the water resource, water, due to its importance since it is a finite, vulnerable resource and therefore recognized as an economic good. The objective of this research was to analyze the economic impact of the use of water in the production of goods in the basic Paraguayan family basket. For this, the indicator used for the calculation was the water footprint, in order to identify the amount of water in liters not accounted for in the production process. The research modality was bibliographic-documentary, descriptive, explanatory, analytical-synthetic. Subsequently, the monetary calculation of the 27 selected food goods was carried out, delimited according to criteria established in the research, which allowed the individual calculation of the goods and the total calculation of the basic basket, in liters and in monetary units. The results showed that there is a large amount of vital liquid substance in the selected food goods, therefore, a high unaccounted monetary cost; That is, the real amount of water present in the goods in the basket is greater than what is counted. It is concluded that the use of water has an economic impact on the production of goods in the basic basket and that a greater total water footprint corresponds to a greater monetary cost.

Keywords : water; water footprint; basic basket; Paraguay.

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