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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Khandker, Shahidur R.
Other Authors: Mahmud, Wahiduddin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington D.C. : World Bank, 2012.
Series:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Poverty.
Subjects:
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
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Understanding seasonal hunger : key issues in a global perspective
  • Seasonal poverty and hunger in Bangladesh : vulnerability of the northwest region
  • Household vulnerability and coping strategies
  • Effects of policies and programs : some preliminary findings
  • The role of seasonal migration
  • Effectiveness of social safety net programs
  • Microfinance to tackle seasonality
  • Overview, policy perspectives, and emerging issues
  • References.

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