Rethinking Approaches To Food Security And Poverty In Developing Economies
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Rethinking Approaches To Food Security And Poverty In Developing Economies
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Author : Sanjukta Das
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Rethinking Approaches To Food Security And Poverty In Developing Economies written by Sanjukta Das and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.
A significant amount of redistribution takes place through food security programs in developing countries. Yet, the role played by these policies in poverty alleviation has been largely ignored, especially in empirical economics. In my dissertation, I study the need for and the ideal design of a food security policy in the context of poverty alleviation in developing countries. Specifically, I analyze the following questions - Should food security legislation follow a targeted approach or aim for universalization? How do in-kind transfer programs compare with cash transfer programs? What aids or hinders the working of these programs? These questions have been relatively untouched in the literature. The objective and motivation of my dissertation is to ll these gaps in the literature. In answer to my first question, I find that a more universal approach to food security is more successful in poverty reduction, and the driving force behind the welfare benefits under a universal system is lower Type I errors. Households use the food subsidy to make various types of risk averse investments, all of which protect them in contingencies and reduce their vulnerability to poverty. They also increase their labor supply in their primary occupation and reduce the number of casual jobs they take up, thereby reducing variability in income and making them less vulnerable to poverty. These results indicate, that not only are food security measures sufficient for poverty alleviation, but a more universal approach is more effective, at least in the context of developing countries. In answer to my second question, I find that cash transfers are more successful in poverty reduction for conditional food security programs. Contrary to previous research, cash transfers have no significant impact on prices, but marginally raise consumption of temptation goods. This indicates that a combination of food and cash transfer implementation of a food security program has considerable appeal. In answer to my third question, I find that effectiveness of a food security measure in pushing an economy out of a poverty trap depends critically on the level of infrastructure in an economy. While raising the subsistence level of food is necessary, it is not sufficient, for the economy to get to a high-income equilibrium. My model indicates that foreign aid would be most effective in eliminating a poverty trap as there wouldn't be the detrimental effect of increased taxation on savings. If taken seriously, the results of this dissertation would justify expanding the reach of food security measures as a necessary means of income support and social protection for the poor in developing countries.
Rethinking Food Systems
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Author : Nadia C.S. Lambek
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2014-01-10
Rethinking Food Systems written by Nadia C.S. Lambek and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-10 with Science categories.
Taking as a starting point that hunger results from social exclusion and distributional inequities and that lasting, sustainable and just solutions are to be found in changing the structures that underlie our food systems, this book examines how law shapes global food systems and their ongoing transformations. Using detailed case studies, historical mapping and legal analysis, the contributors show how various actors (farmers, civil society groups, government officials, international bodies) use or could use different legal tools (legislative, jurisprudential, norm-setting) on various scales (local, national, regional, global) to achieve structural changes in food systems. Section 1, Institutionalizing New Approaches, explores the possibility of institutionalizing social change through two alternative visions for change – the right to food and food sovereignty. Individual chapters discuss Vía Campesina’s struggle to implement food sovereignty principles into international trade law, and present case studies on adopting food sovereignty legislation in Nicaragua and right to food legislation in Uganda. The chapters in Section 2, Regulating for Change, explore the extent to which the regulation of actors can or cannot change incentives and produce transformative results in food systems. They look at the role of the state in regulating its own actions as well as the actions of third parties and analyze various means of regulating land grabs. The final section, Governing for Better Food Systems, discusses the fragmentation of international law and the impacts of this fragmentation on the realization of human rights. These chapters trace the underpinnings of the current global food system, explore the challenges of competing regimes of intellectual property, farmers rights and human rights, and suggest new modes of governance for global and local food systems. The stakes for building better food systems are high. Our current path leaves many behind, destroying the environment and entrenching inequality and systemic poverty. While it is commonly understood that legal structures are at the heart of food systems, the legal academy has yet to make a significant contribution to recent discussions on improving food systems - this book aims to fill that gap.
Global Food Insecurity
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Author : Mohamed Behnassi
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2011-03-29
Global Food Insecurity written by Mohamed Behnassi and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-29 with Science categories.
Human-kind and ecological systems are currently facing one of the toughest challenges: how to feed more billions of people in the future within the perspective of climate change, energy shortages, economic crises and growing competition for the use of renewable and non renewable resources. This challenge is even more crucial given that we have not yet come close to achieving the Millennium Development Goal of halving the number of people living in extreme poverty and hunger. Scientists and relevant stakeholders are now voicing a clear message: that multiple challenges the world is facing require innovative, multifaceted, science-based, technological, economic and political approaches in theoretical thinking, decision making and action. With this background central to survival and well-being, the purpose of this volume is to formulate and promote relevant theoretical analysis and policy recommendations. The major perspective of this publication is that paradigm and policy shifts at all levels are needed urgently. This is based on the evidence that agriculture in the 21st century will be undergoing significant demands, arising largely from the need to increase the global food enterprise, while adjusting and contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation. Global Food Insecurity aims at providing structure to effect achievement of this critically needed roadmap.
Improving Food Security Of The Poor
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Author : Joachim Von Braun
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 1992
Improving Food Security Of The Poor written by Joachim Von Braun and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Political Science categories.
Conceptual framework for food security; Dimensions of the food security problem; Review of policies and programs for improving household food security; Principles and priorities for policy actions.
Food Security And Climate Change In The Pacific
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Author : Asian Development Bank
language : en
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Release Date : 2011-09-01
Food Security And Climate Change In The Pacific written by Asian Development Bank and has been published by Asian Development Bank this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-01 with Business & Economics categories.
The Pacific developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are a diverse array of countries with widely varying topographies, cultures and economies, fragile natural resource environments, and prosperity, stability, and security that can be compromised by the impacts and consequences of climate change. The Pacific island governments view climate change as a priority issue, especially in terms of its potential impacts on food security, and need clear directions in addressing both issues. This report describes the present state of food security and its contributing factors in the Pacific region, assesses its prospects amid the growing threats and likely impacts of climate change, and presents potential areas for more active assistance, investments, and interventions from ADB and other development partners. While technical and policy measures to ensure food security amid the ensuing climate change are numerous, interrelated, and complex, the successful implementation of programs and projects calls for simple and flexible designs that carefully consider the capabilities of relevant stakeholders at the regional, national, and local levels.
The Feeding Of Nations
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Author : Mark Gibson
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2012-02-15
The Feeding Of Nations written by Mark Gibson and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-15 with Science categories.
In the last decade, the world has grown richer and produced more food than ever before. Yet in that same period, hunger has increased and 925 million remain underfed and malnourished. Exploring this troubling paradox, The Feeding of Nations: Re-Defining Food Security for the 21st Century offers a glimpse into how the simple aspiration of global food security has evolved and unfolded—with sometimes contradictory and counterproductive policies, agendas, and ideologies. Providing a holistic analysis of the issues surrounding food security, this volume engages in a cross-disciplinary approach that makes the subject accessible to readers and academically rigorous in delivery. Topics discussed include: A brief overview of our current understanding of the prevalence of hunger and malnutrition Historical perspectives on the feeding of nations, to understand how we arrived at this point Contemporary motivations that led to the creation of the modern concept of food security The many different sectors related to food security, including agriculture, environment, and policy The goals that society has set regarding food security, the means by which these are to be achieved, and current thoughts on solutions The book contains a broad set of appendices that enable focused study on critical topics presented in the text. Uniquely amalgamating all the disparate elements of food security into one volume, it sets the record straight about the origins and evolution of the phenomenon while dispelling myths along the way.
Food Poverty And Insecurity International Food Inequalities
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Author : Martin Caraher
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-10-23
Food Poverty And Insecurity International Food Inequalities written by Martin Caraher and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-23 with Medical categories.
This volume is concerned with food poverty and action on food (in)security. The context is a global one; as the developed world faces a problem with overconsumption and chronic diseases, the developing world is addressing the double burden of hunger and over consumption. Even in the developed world, nation states are facing the rise of modern malnutrition which is over consumption, but also the re-emergence of hunger as there are growing levels of poverty and inequality due to the financial crises. Food insecurity is in many people’s minds associated with hunger, and while this is true the modern food system has introduced new complexities to food insecurity with the growth of micro-nutrient inequalities. Hunger and obesity are not being faced by two different groups but often the same group or cohort. These are features of modern malnutrition that are often not recognized. A critical examination of food poverty and food security is undertaken, with a view to clarifying taken-for-granted assumptions in present discourses. The book addresses food charity and the rise of solutions such as foodbanks as appropriate social responses. The final chapters explore the solutions from real life situations. The concluding chapter from the editors draws together the issues and locates solutions within a food policy framework of the total food system. The various definitions of food insecurity will are examined. Hunger and its modern manifestations (hunger and obesity) is another focus, with particular explorations of developed and developing countries experiences. Some of the chapters cover how food poverty/insecurity is being addressed and provide examples of work in progress.
Food Security Strategies
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Author : C. Peter Timmer
language : en
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Release Date : 1997
Food Security Strategies written by C. Peter Timmer and has been published by Food & Agriculture Org. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Business & Economics categories.
This publication reviews the recent literature on food systems and economic development and underlines their limitations. Simultaneously, it analyzes the Asian approach to food security and concludes that the lesson from East and Southeast Asia for achieving and maintaining food security can be summed up as a growth process stimulated by a dynamic rural economy leads to rapid poverty alleviation, which, in the context of public action to stabilize food prices, ensures food security.--Publisher's description.
Poverty And Hunger
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Author : World Bank
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Poverty And Hunger written by World Bank and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Social Science categories.
Food security means access by all people at all times to enough food for an active and healthy life. Available data suggest that more than 700 million people in the developing world lack the food necessary for such a life. No problem of underdevelopment may be more serious or have such important implications for the long-term growth of low-income countries. This report outlines the nature and extent of food security problems in developing countries, explores the policy options available to these countries in addressing these problems, and indicates what international institutions such as the World Bank can and should do to help countries solve their food security problems. It suggests ways to achieve the desired goal in cost-effective ways. It also identifies policies that waste economic resources and fail to reach the target groups. (BZ)
Hunger And Hope
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Author : George W. Norton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Hunger And Hope written by George W. Norton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Agriculture categories.
Readable, thought-provoking, and beneficial for those who want to comprehend the plight of the rural poor, Hunger and Hope examines the world of those living near, on, and over the edge of poverty in developing countries. Their aspirations, struggles, and daily challenges are revealed with compassion and genuine understanding of the risks they face to sustain themselves and their families. The text is rich with lucid and methodical observations of the economic processes that shape agricultural development in impoverished countries. The author builds in an imaginative way on his extensive experience assisting farmers and assessing the impacts of agricultural interventions. Real-world illustrations of the policies and practices that not only create opportunities and food security but also create hardships show that, while progress has been made in reducing poverty and hunger, there is a need to do more.--Publisher description.