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Evolution of poor food access over the course of the conflict in the Republic of Yemen
Tandon, Sharad; Vishwanath, Tara - 2019
The Republic of Yemen has undergone a profound transformation following the escalation of conflict in March 2015. There … poor welfare outcomes contrasts with evidence from other conflict settings, and further contrasts with the rationale …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008383
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The nutrition sensitivity of food and agriculture in South Asia
Dizon, Felipe; Josephson, Anna; Raju, Dhushyanth - 2019
Through a review of the literature, this paper examines the links of food and agriculture with nutrition in South Asia … transfer programs are aimed at addressing this, most are too small to have a marked effect in protecting or promoting nutrition …. Several supply-side food and agricultural interventions suggest promise in improving nutrition, although their effects have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008111
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Famine and the aid response : evidence from the announcement of famine-like conditions in the Republic of Yemen
Tandon, Sharad; Vishwanath, Tara - 2019
Using a high-frequency mobile phone survey of food security conducted by the World Food Programme, this paper investigates how food assistance and access to food changed following the announcement of famine-like conditions in the Republic of Yemen. Among the mobile phone-using population, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008382
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Food security and health security : explaining the levels of nutrition in Pakistan
Alderman, Harold; Garcia, Marito - 1992
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000138580
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Can we rely on cash transfers to protect dietary diversity during food crises? : estimates from Indonesia
Skoufias, Emmanuel; Tiwari, Sailesh; Zaman, Hassan - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008901867
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Shorter, cheaper, quicker, better : linking measures of household food security to nutritional outcomes in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Uganda, and Tanzania
Tiwari, Sailesh; Skoufias, Emmanuel; Sherpa, Maya - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009786991
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Synergies in child nutrition : interactions of food security, health and environment, and child care
Skoufias, Emmanuel - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011561471
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Validating operational food insecurity indicators against a dynamic benchmark : evidence from Mali
Christiaensen, Luc J.; Boisvert, Richard N.; Hoddinott, John - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001535446
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Covid-19 and food protectionism : the impact of the pandemic and export restrictions on world food markets
Espitia, Alvaro; Rocha, Nadia; Ruta, Michele - 2020
This paper analyzes the impact of Covid-19 and uncooperative trade policies on world food markets. It quantifies the initial shock due to the pandemic under the assumption that products that are more labor intensive in production are more affected through workers' morbidity and containment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241198
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Food prices, access to markets and child undernutrition in Ethiopia
Brenton, Paul; Nyawo, Mike - 2019
potentially positive impacts on child nutrition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012022286