Food-security risks must be comprehensively addressed: IFPRI 2008-2009 Annual Report Essay

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2499/0896299236ar0809een
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Director General's Officeen
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorvon Braun, Joachimen
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-21T10:00:46Zen
dc.date.available2024-11-21T10:00:46Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/162048
dc.titleFood-security risks must be comprehensively addressed: IFPRI 2008-2009 Annual Report Essayen
dcterms.abstractecent food-price and economic shocks have further jeopardized the food security of developing countries and poor people, pushing the estimated number of undernourished people over one billion. Known and unknown food-security risks appear to be on the rise. Increasing uncertainties raise critical questions about how to quickly, viably, and sustainably manage familiar risks and emerging new ones. The poor, particularly those who depend on food purchases, both in rural and urban areas, are highly vulnerable to market risks such as high and volatile agricultural prices, which peaked in 2007–08 (Figure 1). In many low-income countries, the food crisis is far from over as prices remain stubbornly high and income and employment opportunities are reduced. In response to the high food prices, which are not matched by equivalent increases in income, poor households are forced to consume less food and to shift to even less-balanced diets. Households also spend less on other goods and services, such as clean water, sanitation, education, and healthcare, which are essential for their short- and long-run welfare. Within households, women tend to be disproportionately hurt.1en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationvon Braun, Joachim. 2009. Food-security risks must be comprehensively addressed. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162048en
dcterms.extent15 p.en
dcterms.issued2009en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/129280en
dcterms.subjectfood pricesen
dcterms.subjectpoverty alleviationen
dcterms.subjectglobalizationen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectdeveloping countriesen
dcterms.subjectfarming systemsen
dcterms.subjecttradeen
dcterms.subjectmarketsen
dcterms.subjectnatural resourcesen
dcterms.subjectsocial protectionen
dcterms.subjectscienceen
dcterms.subjecttechnologyen
dcterms.subjectnutritionen
dcterms.subjectcapacity developmenten
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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