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...
Author(s)
Shaw, J.; Clay, E.
Publisher
James Currey Publisher, Rome: World Food Programme in association with London, UK, Italy
Citation
World food aid: experiences of recipients & donors., 1993, pp 41-55
Bangladesh has a wealth of institutional diversity and experience with targeted social safety net programs. Most of these programs are widely credited with providing the poor access to food and improving their livelihoods. However, the need for assistance is overwhelming. According to the latest...
Publisher
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citation
Assessing indicators for selection of participants for the Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) program in Bangladesh, 2018, pp iii + 22 pp.
There is a growing concern in countries around the world, including Iran, about the effects of extreme climate change, diversification, and events on food production, food security, and livelihoods. The link between climate change and food security in the Iranian food system is the subject of this...
Author(s)
Ghalibaf, M. B.; Gholami, M.; Ahmadi, S. A.
Publisher
Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Citation
Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 2023, 25, 1, pp 1-17
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...
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
World Development (Oxford), 2019, 116, pp 54-65
Food security is one of the greatest challenges of our time. The food price crisis of 2008 exposed the vulnerabilities of the global food system. Governments across Asia acerbated the crisis by imposing export restrictions based on a policy of self-sufficiency. This book assesses whether...
Author(s)
Ewing-Chow, M.; Vilarasau Slade, M.
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK
Citation
International trade and food security: exploring collective food security in Asia, 2016, pp 232 pp.
Background: Food sovereignty and food security are inseparable from agricultural development policies, particularly regarding how to increase food production and productivity to meet future demand. This study investigates the status and perceptions of food sovereignty and food security of...
Author(s)
Zamanialaei, M.; McCarty, J. L.; Fain, J. J.; Hughes, M. R.
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Agriculture and Food Security, 2022, 11, 50, pp (03 October 2022)
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...
Author(s)
Hasneen Jahan; Tasrina Sultana; Palash, M. S.; Rahman, M. W.; Jalilov, S. M.
Publisher
Bangladesh Agricultural University System (BAURES), Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Citation
Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University, 2021, 19, 3, pp 379-388
The national food security policy attained through food self-sufficiency is artificial because it does not reflect the actual situation. This policy cannot consolidate various local food resources to serve as the foundation of inclusive national and regional food security. Instead, it tends to rely ...
Author(s)
Stepanus, M.; Giri, W. P.; Daud, K. D.; Matriks, L. I. Y.
Publisher
iVolga Press, Orel, Russia
Citation
Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 2023, 8, 142, pp 55-66
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...
Author(s)
Herrera, J. P.; Rabezara, J. Y.; Ravelomanantsoa, N. A. F.; Metz, M.; France, C.; Owens, A.; Pender, M.; Nunn, C. L.; Kramer, R. A.
Publisher
Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Food Security, 2021, 13, 6, pp 1393-1405
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold around the world, the per unit area yield of the world's three major crops (i.e. maize, rice and wheat) decreased simultaneously for the first time in 20 years, and nearly 2.37 billion people faced food insecurity in 2020. Around 119-124 million people...
Author(s)
Yao PeiWen; Fan Hong; Wu QiLong; Ouyang JiaNi; Li KaiRui
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Science of the Total Environment, 2023, 880,