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Emergency food aid is the dominant humanitarian response to food insecurity precipitated by disasters. There is a significant literature on food aid effectiveness (e.g., bolstering food security, targeting, modality selection) in various disaster contexts. Additionally, there are some studies on...

Author(s)
Jackson, G.
Publisher
Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Agriculture and Human Values, 2020, 37, 3, pp 761-777
Abstract

This research investigates the impacts of food assistance on resilience to food insecurity of the beneficiary households under the World Food Programme and Oxfam America's project "The R4 Rural Resilience Initiative" implemented in rural and vulnerable areas of Malawi during the period 2015-2016....

Author(s)
Galarza, M. X. L.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2020, 71, 3, pp 936-961
Abstract

This report provides an update on global progress towards the targets of ending hunger (SDG Target 2.1) and all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2) and estimates on the number of people who are unable to afford a healthy diet. Since its 2017 edition, this report has repeatedly highlighted that...

Publisher
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), World Food Programme (WFP) and World Health Organization (WHO), Rome, Italy
Citation
The state of food security and nutrition in the world 2023: urbanization, agrifood systems transformation and healthy diets across the rural-urban continuum, 2023, pp 316 pp.
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Introduction: Rural communities, as a large part of the population of developing countries, which are mainly food producers, are facing problems in providing their own food. Due to the trend of population increase on one hand and the reduction of environmental capacity on the other hand, it will be ...

Author(s)
Ghasemloo, H.; Cheraghi, M.; Einali, J.
Publisher
Agricultural Planning, Economics, and Rural Development Research Institute (APERDRI), Tehran, Iran
Citation
Village and Development, 2023, 26, 1, pp fa193-fa220
Abstract

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) emphasise the reduction of poverty, hunger, and food insecurity as prerequisites for the economic development of a country. This paper examines how natural disaster shocks affect the food security of rural households in Bangladesh. We utilise the latest...

Author(s)
Shah, M. I.; Sakil Ahmmed; Khalid, U.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Geographical Journal, 2022, 188, 2, pp 223-244
Abstract

We identify the impact of emergency food aid programs after the 2002 drought in rural Ethiopia on future welfare. Based on a difference-in-differences matching estimator, participation in food-for-work increases growth in total consumption and food consumption eighteen months after the drought....

Author(s)
Gilligan, D. O.; Hoddinott, J.
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing, Boston, USA
Citation
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2007, 89, 2, pp 225-242
Abstract

Local food systems seem virtuous in the larger context of the neoliberalization of global food systems and increasing food insecurity. However, local food systems are critiqued for reproducing neoliberalism when they prioritize niche-market consumerism over enhancing access for poor people....

Author(s)
Chapman, A. M.; Perkins, H. A.
Publisher
Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Agriculture and Human Values, 2020, 37, 1, pp 113-127
Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the causes of poverty and food insecurity in rural Mexico under the framework of public policy, in order to contribute to the conceptual understanding of this issue through a review of documents with a historical perspective. It addresses the conceptual...

Author(s)
Figueroa, M. L.; Moral, J. B. del; Reyes, V. C.
Publisher
Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Chapingo, Mexico
Citation
Textual Análisis del Medio Rural Latinoamericano, 2018, No.71, pp 71-105
Abstract

This 2017 report on the state of food security and nutrition in the world warns that the long-term declining trend in undernourishment seems to have come to a halt and may have reversed, largely on account of conflict and human-induced and natural disasters. Meanwhile, though progress continues to...

Publisher
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy
Citation
The state of food security and nutrition in the world: building resilience for peace and food security, 2017, pp ix + 117 pp.
Abstract

Food insecurity and malnutrition are major international concerns, especially in rural areas. At the global scale, they have received considerable attention and investment, but the results achieved so far have been mixed. Some countries have made progress at the national level, but still have many...

Publisher
OECD Development Centre, Paris, France
Citation
Adopting a territorial approach to food security and nutrition policy, 2016, pp 156 pp.

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