Ensuring Food Security in Egypt: Food Subsidy, Income Generation and Market Reform, Cairo Egypt, 25–26 May 1999

Food Policy ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie McClafferty
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Market Reform ◽  
Income Generation ◽  
Food Subsidy

TAX POLICY AND FOOD SECURITY: A DYNAMIC ANALYSIS

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Pawan Gopalakrishnan ◽  
Anuradha Saha
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Limited Range ◽  
Welfare Gains ◽  
Agent Model ◽  
Real Gdp ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Food Subsidy ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Subsidy Program

We investigate the sectoral and the distributional effects of a food subsidy program, where food consumption in the economy is subsidized by taxing the manufacturing good producers. In a two-agent model comprising of farmer and industrialist households, agents consume food to accumulate health. Simulations indicate that while the subsidy program increases food output and agents’ health both in the short run and the long run, manufacturing output and aggregate real GDP appear to fall in the short run and increase only in the long run. The program does not make both agents better off and exhibits social welfare gains for a limited range of subsidies.

scholarly journals Impact of an Asset Transfer Program for Income Generation and Food Security Among Ultra-Poor Households in Rural Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 692-692
Author(s):  
Paige Volpenhein ◽  
Yunjeong Kim ◽  
MD.Iqbal Hussein ◽  
Jaganmay Biswas ◽  
Sunwoo Byun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Income Generation ◽  
Seasonal Trends ◽  
Rural Bangladesh ◽  
World Vision ◽  
Poor Households ◽  
Asset Transfer ◽  
One Year

Abstract Objectives An economic development (ED) program, designed based on an ultra-poor graduation approach, was implemented to alleviate poverty and improve food security in rural Bangladesh through asset transfer. This study aims to compare income generation, consumption, and seasonal trends in asset management among ultra-poor households receiving different small assets. Methods A total of 2960 poor or ultra-poor households received (1) 9–26 ducks (n = 2125), (2) 11 chickens (n = 872), and/or (3) vegetable seeds with garden training (n = 2407), depending on living environment. Indicators related to production of assets, income generation, and consumption of assets were collected quarterly over the course of Jan-Dec 2019. Changes in the amount of assets, income generated from assets and asset byproducts, and consumption of assets and asset byproducts were compared across time and asset group type. Results Significant seasonal trends in the amount of production and income were found among all three asset groups over one year (all p < 0.001). The vegetable and duck groups reported their highest mean incomes at the Jan-Mar follow-up, and the chicken group reported its highest mean income at the July-Sept follow-up. A higher proportion of chicken households maintained their baseline asset provisions at one-year than duck households (29.2% vs. 18.2%, p < 0.001). The duck group reported higher average monthly income than the chicken group (811 TK vs. 480 TK; p < 0.001). The duck group consumed a greater number of eggs per month than the chicken group (55 eggs vs. 27 eggs; p < 0.001), while the chicken group consumed a greater number of poultry per month than the duck group (1.65 chickens vs. 0.95 ducks; p < 0.001). Conclusions Duck assets are better short-term income sources for the poor and ultra-poor than chicken assets in rural Bangladesh. Our findings in asset management, income generation, and consumption provide evidence of the impact of the graduation approach on ultra-poor household economies and should be considered in future scale-up of the ED program. Funding Sources World Vision Bangladesh, World Vision Korea, KOICA.

Plantain/Watermelon Intercropping Systems for Improved Food Security and Income Generation during the Late Cropping Season

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-102
Author(s):  
N. A Okoli ◽  
J. C Obiefuna ◽  
I. I Ibeawuchi ◽  
R. A Alagba ◽  
L. C Emma-Okafor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Income Generation ◽  
Cropping Season

scholarly journals NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY ACT: AREAS THAT NEED FOCUSED ATTENTION

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 412-419
Author(s):  
Amrit Patel
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Focused Attention ◽  
Food Subsidy ◽  
Support Price ◽  
The Government ◽  
Average Size ◽  
The Cost ◽  
National Food Security

The National Food Security Act [NFSA],2013 aims at covering overall 67% of population (75%of rural and 50%urban) and promising to give them rice/wheat/coarse cereals at Rs.3/2/1/Kg through Public Distribution System[PDS]. The quantity promised is 35kg/month for Antyodya households and 5kg/per person for priority households. At the current average size of the family of around 5, this will work to 25kg/household per month. The total annual requirement of food grains for beneficiaries of PDS and other welfare schemes is estimated to be 61.2 million tons [MT]. The cost of handling grain by the Government was about Rs.30/kg for rice and Rs.22/kg for wheat in 2014 (including costs of carrying stocks), against an Minimum Support Price [MSP] of rice at about Rs.20/kg (converted from paddy) and Rs.14/kg for wheat. The budgeted food subsidy for FY 2014-15 was Rs.1.15 billion and there were pending arrears of almost Rs.500 billion that need to  be  cleared  on  account  of food  subsidy. Against this background, this development perspective article highlights the current status of hunger in India, aspects of NFSA 2013, current agricultural scenario and specific areas that need focused attention.

scholarly journals Agroforestry Systems: A Systematic Review Focusing on Traditional Indigenous Practices, Food and Nutrition Security, Economic Viability, and the Role of Women

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11397
Author(s):  
Claudia de Brito Quadros Gonçalves ◽  
Madalena Maria Schlindwein ◽  
Gabrielli do Carmo Martinelli
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Financial Analysis ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Agroforestry Systems ◽  
Economic Viability ◽  
Agricultural Practice ◽  
Income Generation ◽  
Agroforestry Practices

This study aimed to identify from the literature review whether agroforestry systems have been an agricultural practice adopted by indigenous peoples for income generation and food and nutritional security. For this, a systematic review was conducted in the period from 2010 to 2020 of 92 articles, dissertations, and theses. Thus, it is found that agroforestry practices are traditional indigenous forms of farming that provide food security, income generation, and medicines, in addition to preserving biodiversity. Indigenous agroforestry is fundamental to indigenous culture, strengthening spiritual practices and the relationship with nature. Women have vital importance in the management of agroforestry practices because, through this productive practice, they ensure the food consumption of the family, besides generating income. However, women still face many difficulties in the countryside because their working hours are longer than those of men; besides not participating in decisions on the choice of species and form of management, in some countries, they still face difficulty accessing and owning land. The studies provide evidence on the economic viability of agroforestry systems. However, research gaps are identified that verify the economic and financial analysis of agroforestry models, which address the concerns of indigenous communities, aiming at food security. These analyses are essential for the implementation and continuity of the production system.

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