Seasonal Hunger and Public Policies : Evidence from Northwest Bangladesh /

Agricultural development through crop diversification, irrigation, high yielding crop varieties, and public investments in infrastructure has improved food security and its seasonal dimension worldwide in recent years. Consequently, the severity of seasonal hunger caused by agricultural crop cycles...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Khandker, Shahidur R.
Otros Autores: Mahmud, Wahiduddin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington D.C. : World Bank, 2012.
Colección:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Poverty.
Temas:
Food supply > Seasonal variations > Bangladesh.
Hunger > Bangladesh.
Nutrition policy > Bangladesh > Planning.
Aliments > Approvisionnement > Variations saisonnières > Bangladesh.
Faim > Bangladesh.
Politique alimentaire > Bangladesh > Planification.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
Food supply > Seasonal variations
Hunger
Nutrition policy > Planning
Bangladesh
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Agricultural development through crop diversification, irrigation, high yielding crop varieties, and public investments in infrastructure has improved food security and its seasonal dimension worldwide in recent years. Consequently, the severity of seasonal hunger caused by agricultural crop cycles has lessened substantially. Yet in agricultural pockets scattered throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, seasonal hunger persists, especially among the rural poor, owing primarily to idiosyncratic shocks caused by agricultural seasonality. More than four-fifths of the world's poor live in rural area.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxiv, 191 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780821395547
0821395548
082139553X
9780821395530

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