Niger : Food Security and Safety Nets

This study aims to assist the Government of Niger in developing a multi-sectoral approach to reducing the population s vulnerability to food insecurity. The study reviews food security policies and programs in Niger, and provides an action plan for...

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Main Authors:	Aker, Jenny C., del Ninno, Carlo, Dorosh, Paul A., Mulder-Sibanda, Menno, Razmara, Setareh
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FOOD ACCESS TO HEALTH FACILITIES ACUTE MALNUTRITION ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURE AID DONORS ARID TROPICS BASIC FOODSTUFFS BASIC NEEDS CA CALCIUM CALORIC CONSUMPTION CALORIC INTAKE CALORIC REQUIREMENTS CALORIES PER DAY CASH TRANSFERS CASH-FOR-WORK CEREAL IMPORTS CEREAL PRICES CEREAL PRODUCTION CEREALS CHEESE CHILD MORTALITY CHILD MORTALITY RATES CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY CHRONIC POVERTY CHRONICALLY POOR CONSUMER SPENDING COPING MECHANISMS COPING STRATEGY CREDIT PROGRAMS CULTIVATED AREAS DAIRY DEFICIT REGIONS DIETARY DIVERSITY DIVERSIFICATION DOMESTIC PRICES DRINKING WATER DROUGHT DROUGHT YEARS ECOLOGICAL ZONES EGGS EPIDEMICS EXTREME POVERTY FAMILY ALLOWANCES FAMINE FAMINES FARM PRODUCTS FARMER FARMER ASSOCIATIONS FARMERS FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FOOD ACCESS FOOD AID FOOD AID PROGRAMS FOOD AVAILABILITY FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS FOOD COUPONS FOOD CRISIS FOOD CROP FOOD CROP PRODUCTION FOOD CROPS FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD FOR ALL FOOD FOR WORK FOOD IMPORTS FOOD INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS FOOD INSECURITY FOOD MARKETS FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SALES FOOD SECURITY FOOD SECURITY ISSUES FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOOD SHORTAGES FOOD STOCKS FOOD SUPPLY FOOD-FOR-WORK FRUIT FRUITS GA GRAIN MARKETS GRAIN PRICES GRAIN PRODUCTION GRAIN RESERVES GRAINS HAZARDS HOUSEHOLD ACCESS HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD FOOD HOUSEHOLD FOOD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD VULNERABILITY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX HUMAN RESOURCE BASE HUNGRY HUNGRY SEASON IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS IMPACT OF SHOCKS INADEQUATE HEALTH INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME QUINTILE INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES INEQUALITY INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE IRRIGATION LIVESTOCK MARKET LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS MAIZE MALNUTRITION MARKET ANALYSIS MARKET INFORMATION MARKET PERFORMANCE MARKET PRICE MEAL MEAT MICRO-CREDIT MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES MILK NATIONAL POVERTY NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL SHOCKS NET PURCHASERS OF FOOD NUTRITION NUTRITION OUTCOMES NUTRITION SECURITY NUTRITIONAL DATA NUTRITIONAL STATUS NUTS PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PLANT PROTECTION POOR POOR HEALTH POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR POPULATIONS POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY STATUS PRICE SUBSIDIES PRODUCTION VOLUMES PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS PULSES REGIONAL CLIMATE REGIONAL MARKETS REGIONAL TRADE REGIONAL TRADE PATTERNS REGIONAL VARIATIONS RICE RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INCOMES RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL REGIONS SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NET SYSTEM SAFETY NET SYSTEMS SAFETY NETS SANITATION SANITATION SERVICES SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SORGHUM STAPLE FOOD CROP STAPLE FOODS STORAGE FACILITIES SUB-REGIONS SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE CROPS SUGAR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TRANSFER PROGRAMS TUBERS URBAN REGION VEGETABLES VULNERABILITY TO DROUGHT VULNERABLE GROUPS VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS VULNERABLE PEOPLE VULNERABLE REGIONS WELFARE INDICATORS WFP WHEAT WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/02/20302011/niger-food-security-safety-nets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20778

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Summary:	This study aims to assist the Government of Niger in developing a multi-sectoral approach to reducing the population s vulnerability to food insecurity. The study reviews food security policies and programs in Niger, and provides an action plan for strengthening the existing system and developing an effective safety net strategy. The study finds that targeting of food aid has been either weak with significant leakages. Moreover, although the need to support poor and food insecure households is substantial, safety nets are small, receive limited funding, and are designed for emergency food crises. The study recommends to improve the efficiency and scope of safety net programs in Niger and to promote effective strategies to improve food availability and the emergency response systems.

Niger : Food Security and Safety Nets

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