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Food security, poverty, and economic policy in the Middle East and North Africa
Löfgren, Hans; Richards, Alan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2003
In MENA, household food insecurity, which is closely related to poverty and undernourishment, is most severe in rural areas and concentrated within Iraq, Sudan, and Yemen. 25% of the MENA population may be poor and 7% undernourished. The key to increased national and household-level food...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038196
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Africa's food and nutrition security situation: where are we and how did we get here?
Benson, Todd - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004
"Efforts and initiatives to combat hunger and malnutrition in Africa are gaining momentum at all levels—local, national … insecurity across Africa. He assesses recent patterns and trends, exploring where significant progress has occurred, or not, and …—remain central concerns in Africa. When food insecurity interacts with health and care problems it translates into nutrition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038250
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2012 Global Food Policy Report
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2013
This 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010630750
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Food and agriculture in Ethiopia: Progress and policy challenges
Dorosh, Paul A.; Rashid, Shahidur - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
In Food and Agriculture in Ethiopia: Progress and Policy Challenges, Paul Dorosh and Shahidur Rashid, along with other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011253099
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Foreign exchange rationing, wheat markets and food security in Ethiopia:
Dorosh, Paul A.; Ahmed, Hashim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
In spite of remarkable growth in Ethiopia’s agricultural production and overall real incomes (GDP/capita) from 2004/05 to 2008/09, prices of major cereals (teff, maize, wheat and sorghum) have fluctuated sharply in both nominal and real terms. International prices of cereals also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132610
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Review of input and output policies for cereals production in Pakistan:
Salam, Abdul - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
The marketing of farm inputs and outputs has become a major problem for farmers in Pakistan. Farm input supplies are irregular, characterized by shortages and high prices at critical times. This report reviews the input and output policies for cereals implemented in Pakistan during the period...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132645
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Women’s empowerment in agriculture: What role for food security in Bangladesh?:
Sraboni, Esha; Malapit, Hazel J.; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
in agriculture and two measures of household food security: per adult equivalent calorie availability and dietary … diversity. We use the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index to assess the extent of women’s empowerment in agriculture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132672
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Aid effectiveness: How is the L’Aquila food security initiative doing?:
Benin, Samuel - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper uses case studies of Bangladesh, Ghana, Rwanda, and Senegal to assess the degree to which the L’Aquila Food Security Initiative (AFSI) has been implemented within the framework of managing for development results (MfDR) and to evaluate progress in various outcomes, including...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132741
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Gender dimensions of agriculture, poverty, nutrition and food security in Nigeria:
Ajani, Olubunmi Idowu Yetunde - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
their well-being in agriculture, nutrition and food security. Not surprisingly, women therefore comprise the majority of the … Sub-Saharan Africa (FAO-ILO-IUF 2005). According to Huston (1993), women share of food production in Africa is estimated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132809
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Review of input and output policies for cereals production in Pakistan:
Salam, Abdul - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
The marketing of farm inputs and outputs has become a major problem for farmers in Pakistan. Farm input supplies are irregular, characterized by shortages and high prices at critical times. This report reviews the input and output policies for cereals implemented in Pakistan during the period...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132833