Social protection and safety nets
- Emergency cash transfer projects: a synthesis of key learning
- This paper presents an evaluation of emergency cash-transfer endeavours in Malawi and Zambia, providing key lessons for the use of such transfers in both short-term humanitarian crises and longer-term development programmes. The evaluation finds that for both countries the vast majority of the cash allocated was spent on food, although some people made small but sometimes crucial non-food expenditures.
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Why do some people in the US continue to struggle with inadequate food supplies?
- ( C. Kaiser / Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy , 2008)
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Since the late 1930s, the United States government has recognised hunger and malnutrition as a condition that affects people at all income levels, inside and outside of their homes. Today...
- Improving food crisis response in fragile states: towards a common classification framework?
- ( C. Andrews;M. Flores / United Nations University , 2008)
- This paper examines the imperative for improved classification and analysis of food crises in different fragile contexts. Recognising the persistence and protracted nature of food crises, the paper qu...
- Social protection in southern Africa: lessons from 20 case studies
- ( S. Devereux;F. Ellis;P. White / Wahenga.net, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme , 2008)
- This series of briefs provides a regional synthesis of findings of 12 thematic studies and 20 individual case studies of social transfer schemes undertaken by the Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Pro...
How should world leaders respond to the current food crisis?
- ( A. Fraser;F. Mousseau / Oxfam , 2008)
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Global food prices are up 83% compared with three years ago and it is estimated that current food price levels constitute an immediate threat to the livelihoods of around 290 million people. This b...
Drought response in Ethiopia: towards more timely, appropriate interventions
- ( S. Pantuliano;M. Wekesa / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2008)
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This study provides an overview of the timing, appropriateness and efficacy of interventions in response to the drought that affected the pastoral lowlands of Ethiopia in 2005/2006. It identifies m...
Consumer price subsidies and nutrition: results from two Chinese provinces
- ( R., T. Jensen;N., H. Miller / Center for International Development, Harvard University , 2008)
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Many developing countries use food price subsidies or price controls to improve the nutrition of the poor. However, subsidising goods on which households spend a high proportion of their budget can...
Do small farmers hold the answer to the global food crisis?
- ( Vía Campesina , 2008)
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The causes of the current world food crisis are complex, with recent coverage pointing to the impact of agrofuels, increasing world demand and global warming, among other factors. In this article, ...
What can the international community do to help developing countries deal with rising food prices?
- ( International Fund for Agricultural Development , 2008)
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Prepared by the FAO, IFAD and WEP for the meeting of the Chief Executives Board for Coordination on 28-29 April in Berne, Switzerland, this paper argues that the rapid price increase of basic food ...
- What can be done to combat rising food prices?
- ( J. von Braun / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2008)
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The sharp increase in food prices over the past couple of years has led to increasingly serious concerns about the situation of people around the world. This policy brief aims to identify...
Establishing basic principles to guide decision-making in emergency situations
- ( United Nations [UN] World Food Programme , 2006)
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Targeting is a process that spans the life of a food aid operation, not just the initial phases of identifying beneficiaries. Finding the right balance between inclusion and exclusion errors, oppor...
