We use data from 52 countries on child stunting, poverty, determinants of food security, environmental health, and …

poverty reduction but also in economic growth. …

Standard microeconomic methods consistently suggest that, in the short run, higher food prices increase poverty in … systematically test the relationship between changes in domestic food prices and changes in poverty. We find robust evidence that in … the long run (one to five years) higher food prices reduce poverty and inequality. The magnitudes of these effects vary …

We look at the immediate effects of these shocks faced by households in Uganda on their poverty and well-being. In … the short run, poverty has increased substantially. However, in the longer run, we find welfare levels of rural farm …

Knowledge of actual poverty prevalence is important for any society concerned with improving public welfare and … reducing poverty. In this paper, we calculate and compare the poverty incidence rate in China using four nationally …

For many years poverty reduction was the overarching welfare objective of a wide range of development institutions and … increasingly set for itself more specific welfare objectives by distinguishing between monetary poverty, food security, nutrition …

agricultural systems (including crops, livestock, fisheries and forestry) to support global food security and poverty reduction in …