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Food Security and Wheat Prices in Afghanistan : A Distribution-Sensitive Analysis of Household-Level Impacts

D'Souza, Anna - 2020

This paper investigates the impact of increases in wheat flour prices on household food security using unique nationally-representative data collected in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2008. It uses a new estimator, the Unconditional Quantile Regression estimator, based on influence functions, to...

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Measuring the Impact of a Change in the Price of Cashew Received by Exporters on Farmgate Prices and Poverty in Guinea-Bissau

Cont, Walter - 2017

fund to promote the industrialization of agricultural products, in particular -- on farmgate prices and poverty in Guinea …

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Rising Food Prices and Coping Strategies : Household-Level Evidence from Afghanistan

D'Souza, Anna - 2017

This paper investigates the impact of rising wheat prices -- during the 2007/08 global food crisis -- on food security in Afghanistan. Exploiting the temporal stratification of a unique nationally-representative household survey, the analysis finds evidence of large declines in real per capita...

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The Short-Term Impact of Higher Food Prices on Poverty in Uganda

Simler, Kenneth - 2017

consumption poverty. The analysis finds that poor households in Uganda tend to be net buyers of food staples, and therefore suffer … foods. The paper estimates that both the incidence and depth of poverty have increased -- at least in the short run -- as a … result of higher food prices in 2008, increasing by 2.6 and 2.2 percentage points, respectively. The increase in poverty is …

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Evolution of Poor Food Access Over the Course of the Conflict in the Republic of Yemen

Tandon, Sharad - 2019

The Republic of Yemen has undergone a profound transformation following the escalation of conflict in March 2015. There has been an increase in violence, a disruption in supply chains due to a tightening of the ports, and a decline in the general economic climate that has left a large share of...

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Covid-19 and Food Protectionism : The Impact of the Pandemic and Export Restrictions on World Food Markets

Espitia, Alvaro - 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...

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The Nutrition Sensitivity of Food and Agriculture in South Asia

Dizon, Felipe Jr Fadullon - 2019

Through a review of the literature, this paper examines the links of food and agriculture with nutrition in South Asia, a region characterized by a high level of malnutrition. The review finds that the level and stability of food prices play a critical part in food consumption, with rising...

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Cash Transfers, Food Prices, and Nutrition Impacts on Nonbeneficiary Children

Filmer, Deon - 2019

Based on a randomized evaluation, the paper shows that a household-targeted Philippine cash transfer program significantly raised the local price of key foods relevant for child nutritional status. This shift in prices increased stunting among young nonbeneficiary children by 34 percent (11...

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Children Need Clean Water to Grow : E. Coli Contamination of Drinking Water and Childhood Nutrition in Bangladesh

Joseph, George - 2019

Water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions are increasingly recognized as essential for improving nutritional outcomes in children. Emerging literature describes the negative effects of poor sanitation on child growth. However, limited evidence has shown a link between water quality and...

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Food Prices, Access to Markets and Child Undernutrition in Ethiopia

Brenton, Paul - 2019

to suppress cereal price increases may have adverse effects on poverty reduction in the long term by undermining …

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