assessment of the direct and indirect impacts of higher prices on global poverty using a representative sample of 63 to 93 … that the implied increase in the extreme poverty headcount at the global level is 1.7 percentage points, with significant …) could raise global poverty in 2010 by 0.6 percentage points at the extreme poverty line and 0.9 percentage points at the …

cereals as well as for milk, sugar and vegetable oils could lead to a substantial increase in poverty in many of the countries …. At the same time, the data suggest that the magnitude of the increase in poverty between different countries is likely to … be different. Finally, the data suggest that a large share of the increase in poverty will consist of deeper levels of …

the potential impact of higher food prices on poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, and examines the extent to which policy … responses will benefit the poor. The paper shows that rising food prices are likely to lead to higher poverty in sub … that anti-poverty interventions ought to retain their focus on rural areas where poverty remains highest even after taking …