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| von Braun, Joachim; de Haen, Hartwig; Blanken, Juergen. |
| Rapid population growth in agroecologies that are already under high population pressure poses a major challenge for development policy. It becomes an even greater challenge in complex agroecologies where little new technology for rapid agricultural expansion is available. The mountain zones of the Zaire-Nile Divide in Central Africa present an example of such a challenging environment where agriculture has encroached onto marginal zones, that is, water catchment areas and the last tropical forests of the area. This study by von Braun, de Haen, and Blanken highlights the potentials of agricultural development for the employment, income, and consumption of the poor, but also stresses that nonagricultural rural growth and employment expansion are key to... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Agriculture and State; Rwanda; Produce trade; Government policy; Exports; Food supply; Nutrition policy; Population; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development. |
| Ano: 1991 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42154 |
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| Gray, Cheryl Williamson. |
| As success is achieved in raising agricultural output and incomes in general, increased attention is being paid to improving the incomes and nutritional status of the lower-income, more disadvantaged peoples. Food subsidies have become an increasingly important means of transferring income to the poor. Because low-income people spend a much higher proportion of their income on food, food is a relatively efficient area for use of subsidies. They increase nutritional status more than other sources of income (see IFPRI Research Report 5, Impact of Subsidies Rice on Food Consumption and Nutrition in Kerala, by Shubh Kumar), and they have greater political acceptance among those with higher incomes, making them an attractive means if innocent transfer. However,... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Nutrition surveys; Brazil; Nutrition policy; Malnutrition; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. |
| Ano: 1982 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42214 |
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| Benson, Todd. |
| Undernutrition has, fortunately, risen on the policy agenda in Africa in recent years. In 2004, an international IFPRI 2020 conference held in Kampala on food and nutrition security in Africa drew attention to the issue, and high-level policymakers noted the problem and the need for action much more than they had before. Still, undernutrition remains a fundamental challenge to achieving improved human welfare and economic growth in Sub- Saharan Africa. To address that challenge, national governments must undertake appropriate policies and actions. Politically, however, a high prevalence of undernutrition is not seen as anomalous and indicative of the inability of governments to fulfill their duties to their citizens. This report examines the findings from... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Nutrition policy; Africa Sub-Saharan; Food supply; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37875 |
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