The Challenge of Measuring Hunger

The Challenge of Measuring Hunger

There is widespread interest in the number of hungry people in the world and trends in hunger. Current global counts rely on combining each country's total food balance with information on distribution patterns from household consumption expen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: De Weerdt, Joachim, Beegle, Kathleen, Friedman, Jed, Gibson, John
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ACCESS TO FOOD
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL FEED
BREASTFEEDING
CALORIE AVAILABILITY
CALORIE CONTENT
CALORIE INTAKE
CALORIE REQUIREMENTS
CASSAVA
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
DIET
DIETARY DIVERSITY
DIETARY ENERGY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
FAMILY MEMBERS
FOOD ACCESS
FOOD AVAILABILITY
FOOD COMPOSITION
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
FOOD CONSUMPTION INFORMATION
FOOD CRISIS
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
FOOD INSECURITY
FOOD INTAKE
FOOD ITEMS
FOOD LOSSES
FOOD POLICY
FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD QUANTITY
FOOD RECALL
FOOD STOCKS
FOODS
FRUIT
GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY
GLOBAL HUNGER
GLOBAL POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD FOOD
HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN ENERGY
HUNGER
HUNGRY
HUNGRY PEOPLE
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INEQUALITY
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
LIVING STANDARDS
MALNUTRITION
METABOLISM
NUTRIENT
NUTRITION
NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
NUTRITION POLICIES
NUTRITIONISTS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR
POTATOES
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
POVERTY REDUCTION
PROTEIN
RICE
ROOT CROPS
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL SETTINGS
SNACKS
SWEET POTATOES
TARGETING
TUBERS
WORLD FOOD SUMMIT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18741920/challenge-measuring-hunger
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16814

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