Seasonal Hunger And Public Policies
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Seasonal Hunger And Public Policies
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Author : Shahidur R. Khandker
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2012-06-26
Seasonal Hunger And Public Policies written by Shahidur R. Khandker and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-26 with Business & Economics categories.
Agricultural development through crop diversification, irrigation, high yielding crop varieties, and public investments in infrastructure has improved food security and its seasonal dimension worldwide in recent years. Consequently, the severity of seasonal hunger caused by agricultural crop cycles has lessened substantially. Yet in agricultural pockets scattered throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, seasonal hunger persists, especially among the rural poor, owing primarily to idiosyncratic shocks caused by agricultural seasonality. More than four-fifths of the world's poor live in rural areas and depend on agriculture for livelihoods. Because of seasonal income shocks, the poor who are generally poor are likely to be even poorer during a particular agricultural season, while those who are not poor year-round may also be so during that season. Also, seasonal hunger may lead to endemic poverty if its adverse effects on income and consumption are irreversible. Policies aimed at reducing overall poverty often disregard its seasonal dimension, because standard poverty statistics do not consider seasonal hunger in the official data collection and analysis, there is no direct way to determine how many of the “bottom billion,” as economist Paul Collier refers to the world's poorest people, suffer from seasonal hunger. Even worse, regions prone to severe seasonal hunger are unlikely to attract the public investments required to raise the local economy's resilience through income diversification and thus break the seasonal-poverty cycle. The book provides an exhaustive inquiry of Bangladesh's seasonal hunger with special reference to the North West region. The seasonality of poverty and food deprivation is a common feature of rural livelihood but it is more marked in the north-west region of Bangladesh. The book also presents an evaluation of several policy interventions launched recently in mitigating seasonality, which provide a test case of what works and what does not in combating seasonal hunger. The major findings of the book are the following: (a) Policies to improve food security should explicitly take into account the seasonal dimension of food deprivation. (b) Gains from initiatives to combat seasonal hunger should be monitored and consolidated to ensure sustainable impacts. (c) Policies should also focus on areas that, owing to environmental degradation and climate change, are increasingly vulnerable to seasonal hunger and food insecurity in general.
Seasonal Hunger And Public Policies
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Author : Shahidur R. Khandker
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2012-07-10
Seasonal Hunger And Public Policies written by Shahidur R. Khandker and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-10 with Social Science categories.
The book provides an exhaustive inquiry of Bangladesh s seasonal hunger with special focus on the northwest region where it is more pronounced than in other areas. It also presents an evaluation of several policy interventions launched recently in mitigating seasonality.
Seasons Of Hunger
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Author : Stephen Devereux
language : en
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Release Date : 2008-09-20
Seasons Of Hunger written by Stephen Devereux and has been published by Pluto Press (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-20 with Business & Economics categories.
Every year, millions of the rural poor suffer from predictable and preventable seasonal hunger. This hunger is less dramatic but no less damaging than the starvation associated with famines, wars and natural disasters. Seasons of Hunger explores why the world does not react to a crisis that we know will continue year after year. Seasonal hunger is caused by annual cycles of shrinking food stocks, rising prices, and lack of income. This hidden hunger pushes millions of children to the brink of starvation every year, permanently stunting their physical and cognitive development, weakening their immune systems and opening the door for killer diseases. Action Against Hunger argue that ending seasonal hunger could save millions of young lives and is key to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. This book documents seasonal hunger in four countries - India, Malawi, Mali and Myanmar - including personal stories and country-wide data which shows the magnitude of the problem. The authors also find encouraging examples of interventions designed to address seasonality - initiatives led by governments, donors and NGOs, and poor people themselves - and propose a package of advocacy messages that could contribute to the global eradication of seasonal hunger. This book will be a valuable resource for journalists, policy makers, NGO members and students of development studies.
Seasonal Hunger And Its Mitigation In North West Bangladesh
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Author : Shahidur R. Khandker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Seasonal Hunger And Its Mitigation In North West Bangladesh written by Shahidur R. Khandker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Electronic book categories.
Food Security In Asian Countries In The Context Of Millennium Goals
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Author : V. S. Vyas
language : en
Publisher: Academic Foundation
Release Date : 2005
Food Security In Asian Countries In The Context Of Millennium Goals written by V. S. Vyas and has been published by Academic Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Agriculture and state categories.
This Book Aims To Examine The Results Of The Efforts To Achieve Food Security In Asian Countries In The Context Of Millenium Goals. The Study Comprises Of Contributions From Expert Scholars In Various Contries Such As V.S. Vyas, Sarathi Acharya, Vidya Sagar From India; H.S. Dhillon, Marcellus Rentetana In Indonesia; Vicharn Panich, Yongyout Kachondham, Nantaporn Viravathana From Thailand; Nhean Choch From Cambodia And Bal Gopal Baidya From Nepal .
Famine In Peasant Societies
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Author : Ronald E. Seavoy
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1986-06-24
Famine In Peasant Societies written by Ronald E. Seavoy and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-06-24 with Business & Economics categories.
In this controversial study, Seavoy offers a new approach to the problem of periodic peacetime famine based on the actual behavior of peasants. He maintains that it is possible to increase per capita food production without massive and inappropriate technological inputs. Seavoy shifts the focus from modern development economics to a cultural and historical analysis of subsistence agriculture in Western Europe (England and Ireland), Indonesia, and India. From his survey of peasant civilization practices in these countries, he generalizes on the social values that create what he terms the subsistence compromise. In all of the ages and culture, Seavoy finds a consistent social organization of agriculture that produces identical results: seasonal hunger in poor crop years and famine conditions in consecutive poor crop years. He argues that economic policies have failed to increase per capita food production because economists and government planners try to apply market-oriented policies to populations that are not commercially motivated. Once they understand the subsistence compromise, policy-makers can take appropriate political action.
Forest Or Farm
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Author : Kléber Bertrand Ghimire
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1992
Forest Or Farm written by Kléber Bertrand Ghimire and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Business & Economics categories.
This book proposes that the historical unequal distribution of cultivated land across tenure classes--and in particular the extremely small land units combined with the declining yields and population growth--has produced a gradual process of landlessness in Nepal. One result has been the high level of migration and spontaneous land settlement in forest areas in the Nepal Tarai, where prospects for land settlement are still substantial. The work demonstrates how recent state policies emphasizing forest protection seal off this "last" agricultural frontier and subject landless migrants to official intimidation, frequently accompanied by the destruction of their homes and crops and eviction from their settlements.
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)
2021 Global Food Policy Report Transforming Food Systems After Covid 19 Synopsis
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Author : International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2021-04-13
2021 Global Food Policy Report Transforming Food Systems After Covid 19 Synopsis written by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) 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 2021-04-13 with Political Science categories.
The coronavirus pandemic has upended local, national, and global food systems, and put the Sustainable Development Goals further out of reach. But lessons from the world’s response to the pandemic can help address future shocks and contribute to food system change. In the 2021 Global Food Policy Report, IFPRI researchers and other food policy experts explore the impacts of the pandemic and government policy responses, particularly for the poor and disadvantaged, and consider what this means for transforming our food systems to be healthy, resilient, efficient, sustainable, and inclusive. Chapters in the report look at balancing health and economic policies, promoting healthy diets and nutrition, strengthening social protection policies and inclusion, integrating natural resource protection into food sector policies, and enhancing the contribution of the private sector. Regional sections look at the diverse experiences around the world, and a special section on finance looks at innovative ways of funding food system transformation. Critical questions addressed include: - Who felt the greatest impact from falling incomes and food system disruptions caused by the pandemic? - How can countries find an effective balance among health, economic, and social policies in the face of crisis? - How did lockdowns affect diet quality and quantity in rural and urban areas? - Do national social protection systems such as cash transfers have the capacity to protect poor and vulnerable groups in a global crisis? - Can better integration of agricultural and ecosystem polices help prevent the next pandemic? - How did companies accelerate ongoing trends in digitalization and integration to keep food supply chains moving? - What different challenges did the pandemic spark in Asia, Africa, and Latin America and how did these regions respond?
Enhancing Policy Management Capacity In Africa
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Author : Gelase R. Mutahaba
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Enhancing Policy Management Capacity In Africa written by Gelase R. Mutahaba and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Political Science categories.
A clear, honest overview of Africa’s development management problems and an outline of what needs to be done to confront the issues at hand. From the insights of Africa's leading thinkers, public administrators will find new energy and incentives to be proactive decision makers, to confront Africa's development management issues, and to work toward African self-reliance.