Before Crisis Hits : Can Public Works Programs Increase Food Security?

Before Crisis Hits : Can Public Works Programs Increase Food Security?

Fighting famine is basic to ending poverty and saving lives. Emergency aid, which arrives after the food has run out, isn't enough. Households most in need of emergency aid often don't have enough food during other times of the year, posi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURE
ARABLE LAND
ASSET BUILDING
BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS
EMERGENCY AID
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
EXTREME POVERTY
FAMINE
FEED
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD GAP
FOOD NEEDS
FOOD POLICY
FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SHORTAGES
FOOD SUPPLIES
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUNGER
INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
LIVELIHOODS
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SHEEP
SMALL-SCALE IRRIGATION
SMALL-SCALE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
STARVATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/16728501/before-crisis-hits-can-public-works-programs-increase-food-security
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17089

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/16728501/before-crisis-hits-can-public-works-programs-increase-food-security
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17089

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