Enhancing Food Security in Afghanistan : Private Markets and Public Policy Options

This report analyzes some key aspects of food security, namely production, trade, markets and food aid at the national level, and consumption at the household level. In doing so it aspires to make a contribution to the on-going work in Afghanistan...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FOOD ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS ADEQUATE CALORIES ADULT EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL INCOMES AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ANTHROPOMETRIC SURVEYS BREAD CALORIES PER DAY CEREALS CHRONIC POVERTY CONFLICT CONSUMPTION CONSUMPTION QUINTILES COST OF FOOD CROP AREA CROP PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIVERSIFICATION DOMESTIC FOOD PRODUCTION DOMESTIC TRADE FLOWS DROUGHT ECOLOGICAL ZONES ECONOMIC GROWTH ELDERLY EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM EXTREME POVERTY FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARMER FARMERS FARMING SYSTEMS FEED FEEDING PRACTICES FERTILIZER USE FOOD AID FOOD AVAILABILITY FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CROPS FOOD ECONOMY FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD FOR EDUCATION FOOD FOR WORK FOOD GRAINS FOOD IMPORTS FOOD INSECURITY FOOD INTAKE FOOD ITEMS FOOD MARKETS FOOD POLICIES FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY OBJECTIVES FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD PROGRAMS FOOD PURCHASES FOOD SECURITY FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOOD STAPLES FOOD SUMMIT FOOD SUPPLY FOOD SYSTEM FOODGRAINS FOODS FRUITS GOVERNMENT POLICIES GRAIN PRICES GRAIN PRODUCTION HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTHY LIFE HOUSEHOLD ACCESS HOUSEHOLD FOOD HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SIZE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUNGER HYGIENE IMPROVED SEED IMPROVED SEEDS INCOME INCOME POVERTY INCOME-GENERATING PROGRAMS INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFORMATION SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IRRIGATION LAND HOLDINGS LAND MANAGEMENT LAND USE LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS LEGAL STATUS LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP LIVESTOCK POPULATION LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS MAIZE MALNUTRITION MARKET DEVELOPMENT MARKET PRICE MARKETING COSTS MICRO-FINANCE MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MILLERS MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL STRATEGY NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT NUMBER OF PEOPLE NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES NUTRITIONAL STATUS OPIUM PEACE POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY IMPLICATIONS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR INDIVIDUALS POOR INFRASTRUCTURE POORER HOUSEHOLDS POPPY POPPY CULTIVATION POPPY SECTOR POVERTY POVERTY GROUPS POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY THRESHOLD PRICE STABILIZATION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRODUCTION OF WHEAT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS PUBLIC POLICY PURCHASING POWER REDUCTION OF POVERTY REGIONAL MARKETS RESOURCE USE RICE PRODUCTION RULE OF LAW RURAL RURAL CREDIT RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INCOMES RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL REHABILITATION RURAL VULNERABILITY SAFETY NET SANITATION SECTORAL POLICIES SECURITY SITUATION SELF-RELIANCE SHARECROPPERS SHARECROPPING SHEEP SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS STATUS OF WOMEN STORAGE FACILITIES TARGETED TRANSFER PROGRAMS TARGETING TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSFER PROGRAMS URBAN AREAS URBAN POPULATION URBAN POVERTY VEGETABLES VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT WAR WATER AVAILABILITY WATER MANAGEMENT WATER RESOURCES WATER USE WATER USERS WATER USERS ASSOCIATIONS WHEAT FLOUR WHEAT MARKETS WHEAT PRODUCTION WINTER MONTHS WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME WORLD FOOD SUMMIT YOUNG CHILDREN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/08/7176967/enhancing-food-security-afghanistan-private-markets-public-policy-options http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17817