Seasonal hunger and public policies : : evidence from northwest Bangladesh / / Shahidur R. Khandker, Wahiduddin Mahmud

• Autore: Khandker Shahidur R
• Pubblicazione: Washington D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2012]; copyright 2012
• Descrizione fisica: pages cm
• Disciplina: 338.1/95492
• Soggetto topico: Food supply - Seasonal variations - Bangladesh; Hunger - Bangladesh; Nutrition policy - Bangladesh - Planning
• Altri autori: MahmudWahiduddin
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Understanding seasonal hunger : key issues in a global perspective -- Seasonal poverty and hunger in Bangladesh : vulnerability of the northwest region -- Household vulnerability and coping strategies -- Effects of policies and programs : some preliminary findings -- The role of seasonal migration -- Effectiveness of social safety net programs -- Microfinance to tackle seasonality -- Overview, policy perspectives, and emerging issues -- References.
• Sommario/riassunto: Agricultural development through crop diversification, irrigation, high yielding crop varieties, and public investments in infrastructure has improved food security and its seasonal dimension worldwide in recent years. Consequently, the severity of seasonal hunger caused by agricultural crop cycles has lessened substantially. Yet in agricultural pockets scattered throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, seasonal hunger persists, especially among the rural poor, owing primarily to idiosyncratic shocks caused by agricultural seasonality.More than four-fifths of the world's poor live in rural area
• Titolo autorizzato: Seasonal hunger and public policies
• ISBN: 1-280-87863-0; 9786613719942; 0-8213-9554-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790305103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.