Issues of food security and food aid have become important in Bangladesh. Three phases in food security and food aid policy are distinguished :post-independence reconstruction involving large-scale food aid; the increased use of targeted food aid projects in the period 1978-88 as Bangladesh grew...

Food aid constitutes a heated debate in development discourse. In Nepal's Himalayan region, it is blamed for aggravating food insecurity by inducing dependency and negatively affecting local agriculture and diet patterns. Transferring large amount of rice, a grain scantily produced locally, food...

Food security remains a key development challenge for many developing countries in the world. In Bangladesh, agriculture is the mainstay of livelihoods of the rural population which provides employment for around 52% of the workforce counting for 63% of households of which the majority are small...

Ending hunger and alleviating poverty are key goals for a sustainable future. Food security is a constant challenge for agrarian communities in low-income countries, especially in Madagascar. The researchers investigated agricultural practices, household characteristics, and food security in...

The goal of China's food security policies in the new era, namely, "Chinese people should hold their rice bowls firmly in their own hands, with grains mainly produced by themselves" requires that governments at all levels should work to secure enough and safe food supply and guarantee every Chinese ...

Food prices vary seasonally, particularly in areas with rainfed agricultural production and imperfect markets, and are also subject to volatility arising from macroeconomic and climatic shocks, such as global supply shocks and abrupt policy changes. The specific nature of these relationships...

This report is the third in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy issues, developments and decisions of 2013. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food and nutrition security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have...

The northeastern SAVA region of Madagascar is the largest vanilla producing area in the world and is flourishing due to a large global demand for natural vanilla. Although the general socio-economic situation has regionally improved because of high vanilla prices, little is known about the...

Maintaining food security and environmental integrity over time requires a transition towards sustainable food systems. This paper analyzes different dimensions of national food supply sustainability on a global scale. By focusing on four food staples: wheat, rice, maize, and soybeans, the analysis ...

Coarse rice market integration between Nepal and India is analyzed applying a threshold autoregressive model. The price response behaviour of traders is found to be consistent with an asymmetric price adjustment mechanism, indicating coarse rice prices in Nepal respond to shocks originating in...