RAP Publication
1999/1
RAP Publication
1999/1
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December 1998
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Addressing long-run food insecurity: Growth and poverty
Addressing long-run food insecurity: Agricultural growth, demand response and Rural development
Production and supply response
Consumption and demand response
Off-farm response and rural development
Addressing short-run food insecurity: Poverty traps and safety nets
Some principles of poverty targeting
Food-linked income transfers
Employment-linked income transfers
Recurring and emerging issues: Implications for poverty alleviation and food security
Financial crisis, structural adjustment, and transition-related food insecurity
Globalization, inequality and poverty
Population pressure and demographic transition
Rapid urbanization and the "urbanizing" face of food insecurity
Resource base degradation and water scarcity
Modern science and R&D priorities for rural development
Governance, policy reform and sustainability of reform
Implications for Regional Collaboration
Annex 1: Food Security in South Asia
Factors influencing food security in South Asia
Progress in ensuring food securityAvailability of foodgrains
Stability
Access to food
Nutritional dimensionPublic policies towards food security
Macro policy interventions
Population growth
Agricultural growth
Poverty alleviation programmes
Public distribution of foodgrainsLessons from the South Asian experience
Scope for regional collaborationEarly warning systems
Conservation and proper utilization of natural resources
Collaborative activities and mutual learning in agricultural research
Sharing experiences in rural development
Dovetailing price policies and liberalizing border trade
Establishing a common buffer stock
Taking a common stand
References
Annex 2: Food Security in Southeast Asia - Achievements and the Unfinished Tasks
Economic and social environment
Food availability
Sources of food supplies
Access to food
Quality dimensionMacro policy reforms
Agricultural and rural development policies
Strategies for agricultural development
Rural development
Public interventions for poverty alleviationMacro policies
Agricultural development
Public programmes for poverty alleviationReferences
Appendix - Methodology for analyzing trends in output instability and its components
Annex 3: Agricultural Policy and Food Security in China
Introduction
Food security and the performance of the agricultural sectorFood security: an overview
Summary of China's approaches to improved food security
Other issues
Changing role of agriculture in the economy
Agricultural production growthAgricultural development strategy, policies and food security
Government targets for agriculture in 2000 and 2010
Public investment policies
Fiscal and financial policies
Food price and marketing policies before 1998
Ongoing grain market and reserve reform
Input price and marketing policies
Technology development policies
Land tenure policy
Foreign exchange and agricultural trade policies
Anti-poverty policy
Rural enterprise development policyChina's food economy prospects
Issues and debates
Food requirements: baseline projection results
Availability of grain supply: results of baseline projections
Alternative scenarios
SummaryResource constraints
Technical constraints
Food and agriculture policies