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Globalization and food and nutrition security in the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Belarus
05/2003
Despite falling per capita incomes in these countries, globalization has probably not led to a deterioration of food security in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Measures of food inadequacy in these countries are significantly lower than in developing countries.
Discerning transient from chronic poverty in Nicaragua – Measurement with a two period panel data set
05/2003
This paper deals with consumption dynamics and its effects on poverty. An econometric model is proposed in which changes in consumption across time are seen as fluctuations around the level...
Large farm debt in Ukraine
05/2003
This paper analyses the nature of Ukrainian farm debt by investigating whether the debt servicing problem of Ukrainian farms is more of a debt problem or a net income problem.
Rural finance without markets in Ukraine, 1991-2000
05/2003
Three institutional pillars form the foundations of sustainable financial markets: The existence of a pool of profitable and diverse rural clients with the ability to service loans, well-run financial institutions which are financially self supporting and an enabling policy environment.
Food insecurity, poverty and agriculture – A concept paper
09/2002
This paper argues for a twin-track approach to hunger and poverty reduction that combines measures to promote rural development through growth in agriculture and rural off-farm activities with measures to provide direct and immediate access to food for the most needy.
Wages of war, wages of peace – Food prices and unskilled labour pay in Afghanistan
09/2002
This paper contains the main results of a FAO study on staple food prices and real wages in Afghanistan during the period 1996-2002 based on information collected weekly by WFP in all major cities (Kabul, Herat, Jalalabad, Mazar-e-Sherif and Faizabad).
Domestic and international migration from rural Mexico – Disaggregrating the effects of network structure and composition
09/2002
This article explores the role of migrant networks in Mexican rural out-migration focusing on how network composition influences rural-to-rural, rural-to-urban, and rural-to-international migration.
Pathways towards prosperity in rural Nicaragua: or why households drop in and out of poverty, and some policy suggestions on how to keep them out
09/2002
This paper analyses the dynamic of poor households moving in and out of poverty in rural Nicaragua, using panel data from 1998 and 2001 LSMS surveys. The availability of panel data offers an opportunity to analyse who and how households escaped or fell into poverty.
Does better nutrition cause economic growth? The efficiency cost of hunger revisited
09/2002
This paper considers the impact of the nutritional status on the growth rate of real GDP per capita. In particular, a panel of 114 countries’ Dietary Energy Supply (DES) per...
Conditionality and the impact of program design on household welfare – Comparing two diverse cash transfer programs in rural Mexico
09/2002
In this paper, we examine how the design of cash transfer schemes influences household welfare outcomes with particular reference to the influence of transfers on conditioned outcomes, such as schooling, health and investment.
More calories or more diversity? An econometric evaluation of the impact of the PROGRESA and PROCAMPO transfer programs on food security in rural Mexico
07/2002
This paper examines the PROGRESA and PROCAMPO cash transfer programmes in Mexico and evaluates their impact on household food security and nutrition.
Meso-economic filters along the policy chain – Understanding the links between policy reforms and rural poverty in Latin America
05/2002
The policy reforms introduced in Latin America in the 1980s and 1990s have induced profound and beneficial changes in the overall productive structure of most Latin American countries, and particularly...
Is it possible to avoid a lemon? Reflections on choosing a poverty mapping method
05/2002
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the relevance of and options in poverty and food security mapping for analysis and policy design and implementation in the rural sector of developing countries.
Analysis of food consumption behavior by Japanese households
04/2002
The objective of this research is to analyse the food consumption patterns and to conduct econometric analysis of the food demand structure in Japan.
Overview of smallholder contract farming in developing countries
02/2002
An agribusiness firm’s choice to expand activities through contract farming rather than plantations, buying directly from open markets or other means reflects differences in transaction costs found in different types of procurement systems.
Gender, networks and Mexico-US migration
01/2002
The paper examines whether the causes and patterns of Mexican rural female migration differ significantly from rural male migration. A number of hypotheses are discussed to explain why female migration may differ from male migration, with a particular emphasis on the role of migrant networks.
Assets, activities and income generation in rural Mexico – Factoring in social and public capital
06/2001
In recent years, there has been increasing emphasis in the rural development literature on the multiple income-generating activities undertaken by rural households and the importance of assets in determining the capacity to undertake these activities.