What types of safety nets would be most efficient and effective for protecting small farmers and the poor against volatile food prices?

Food Security ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (S1) ◽  
pp. 139-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Alwang ◽  
George W. Norton
Keyword(s):  
Food Prices ◽  
Small Farmers ◽  
Safety Nets ◽  
The Poor

Das brasilianische Biodieselprogramm

2010 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Esther Laabs ◽  
Friedrich Gröteke
Keyword(s):  
Social Problems ◽  
Food Prices ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Small Farmers ◽  
Brazilian Government ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government

The Brazilian biodiesel-program - a socially acceptable approach? The biofuel production is often supposed to cause social problems. It contributes to the rise of food prices which disadvantages the poor. The Brazilian government tries to mitigate this problem. The Brazilian biodiesel program aimes especially at the socially weakest persons, the small farmers. Several instruments favour this inclusion. However, until now the social aim of the biodiesel program is not gained because the government itself has no interest in enforcing its instruments credibly.

scholarly journals Food and Nutrition Policies of African Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Thimba Lurch ◽  
Thabanu Rhushine ◽  
Nyoki Shimpiwe
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Food Prices ◽  
Small Farmers ◽  
Food Crisis ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Nutrition Policies ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
The World ◽  
Research And Policy

The food crisis that is currently being faced by the world is very vulnerable to the survival of mankind. A food crisis usually begins with a shock to either supply or demand for food and often involves a sudden spike in food prices. Food security is a flexible concept that is reflected in many attempts at every definition used in research and policy. Empowerment of farmers in the African agricultural sector is the key to realizing African food security. The strategy of privatizing agricultural inputs by prohibiting the circulation of traditional seeds indirectly forces small farmers to buy private agricultural inputs

scholarly journals Assessing the Economic Resilience of the Poor and Vulnerable Groups East Java Province in the Middle of the Covid-19 Pandemic : Susenas Data Study 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-55
Author(s):  
Herman Palani ◽  
Ahmad Zufar Robbani
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Economic Resilience ◽  
Safety Nets ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive Analysis ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Employment Sector ◽  
Future Policy ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Social Safety Nets

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant economic impact, especially on the poor and vulnerable groups in East Java, which is one of the provinces most affected by this pandemic. However, studies that focus on assessing the level of economic resilience of the poor and vulnerable groups in East Java are still limited. This study was conducted to analyze the economic resilience of the poor and vulnerable groups in East Java in terms of various characteristics such as access to social safety nets, asset ownership, savings account ownership, employment sector, and access to public facilities. Using Susenas data as the main data source and quantitative descriptive analysis method, this study shows that the poor and vulnerable groups have low resilience, limited access to social safety nets and low self-defense systems are two important factors that affect resilience levels.It will be used to evaluate existing policies and provide recommendations for future policy improvements.

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